scourger
/ˈskɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
scourger · noun — one who, or that which, scourges.
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scourger is pronounced /ˈskɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
From scourge + -er.
noun
- One who, or that which, scourges.e.g.“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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