flogger, scourger
(noun) a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scourger (plural scourgers)
One who, or that which, scourges.
• scrouger
Source: Wiktionary
Scour"ger, n.
Definition: One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely. The West must own the scourger of the world. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
