scourger

English

Etymology

From scourge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)

Noun

scourger (plural scourgers)

1. One who, or that which, scourges.
   • August 1, 1824, Sydney Smith, The Lawyer that Tempted Christ (sermon)

     the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression

Anagrams

• scrouger