scourger

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scourger - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scourger \Scour"ger\, n.
     One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The West must own the scourger of the world. --Byron.
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scourger - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  scourger
      n 1: a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official
           whose duty is to whip offenders) [syn: flogger,
           scourger]