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SCOURGER
flogger, scourger
(noun) a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scourger (plural scourgers)
One who, or that which, scourges.
Anagrams
• 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
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