Home › Words › C › chastiserchastiserchastiser means someone who chastises.EtymologyFrom Middle English chastisoure, chastisere; equivalent to chastise + -er.nounSomeone who chastisese.g.“1779 Samuel Johnson (ed) - The Works of the English Poets That kind chastiser of thy soul in joy!”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chastener 82% match — One who chastens. vs chastiser →chastisement 73% match — The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment. vs chastiser →chastise 73% match — To punish, especially by corporal punishment. vs chastiser →chast 71% match — to chasten vs chastiser →chastised 71% match — Having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement. vs chastiser →chastisable 69% match — Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. vs chastiser →chastening 69% match — The act by which somebody is chastened. vs chastiser →castigator 68% match — One who castigates. vs chastiser →