chastiser
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English chastisoure, chastisere; equivalent to chastise + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]chastiser (plural chastisers)
- Someone who chastises
- 1779 Samuel Johnson (ed) - The Works of the English Poets
- That kind chastiser of thy soul in joy!
- 2000, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Bhagavadgita As It Is:
- Having spoken thus, Arjuna, chastiser of enemies, told Krsna, "Govinda, I shall not fight," and fell silent.
- 1779 Samuel Johnson (ed) - The Works of the English Poets