scourger

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scourge +‎ -er

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

scourger (plural scourgers)

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[edit]

scrouger

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