chastiser
One who scolds
A chastiser is someone who chastises—who scolds, punishes, or disciplines another for wrongdoing.
The word carries a tone of moral correction: The preacher positioned himself as a chastiser of vice.
It appears more often in formal or literary contexts than in everyday speech.
Strict enforcer of rules
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- punisherOne who metes discipline
- correctorOne who rectifies mistakes
reprover · scolder · castigator · admonisher · critic · faultfinder · censor · rebuker
disciplinarian
Strict enforcer of rules
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- punisherOne who metes discipline
corrector · reprover · scolder · castigator · admonisher · critic · faultfinder · censor · rebuker · moralizer
parent
Mother or father
preacher · confessor · superior · boss · warden · headmaster · magistrate · clergyman · patriarch · matriarch
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
chide · berate · upbraid · censure · reproach · criticize · lecture · lambaste · tongue-lash · reprove
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
chastiserpraiser
One who commends
flatterer · encourager · applauder · complimenter · admirer
chastise, chastised, chastisement, chastising, chastises, chastisers, chastisements