Meanings
nounscourger (plural scourgers)
plural scourgers
- One who, or that which, scourges.
the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression
August 1, 1824, Sydney Smith, The Lawyer that Tempted Christ (sermon)
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nouna torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
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