inflicter
One who imposes
One who inflicts—causes something unpleasant to be suffered by another.
An inflicter of pain, of punishment, of misery.
The word is functional but rarely used; English speakers more often restructure sentences around the verb inflict rather than reach for this noun.
One who commits wrongdoing
- attackerOne who strikes first
- assailantOne who attacks another
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- abuserOne who mistreats others
tormentor · bully · persecutor · antagonist · adversary · enemy · invader · offender
One who inflicts agony
- sadistPerson who enjoys cruelty
- tormentorOne who causes anguish
- abuserOne who mistreats others
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
tyrant · brute · executioner · inquisitor · scourger · punisher · tormenter · wounder
One who decides
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
- sentencerOne who pronounces punishment
- punisherOne who metes discipline
- correctorOne who rectifies mistakes
enforcer · authority · warden · executioner · castigator · chastiser · penalizer
perpetrator
One who commits wrongdoing
abuser · tormentor · bully · persecutor · antagonist · adversary · enemy · invader · offender · culprit
torturer
One who inflicts agony
persecutor · tyrant · brute · executioner · inquisitor · scourger · punisher · tormenter · wounder · hurter
judge
One who decides
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
- sentencerOne who pronounces punishment
- punisherOne who metes discipline
corrector · enforcer · authority · warden · executioner · castigator · chastiser · penalizer
destroyer
One that ruins completely
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
- arsonistOne who illegally ignites
vandal · demolisher · devastator · ruiner · defacer · despoiler · ravager · blighter