punishers
Those who discipline
Punishers are people or things that inflict punishment.
In fitness and sports, punishers are grueling exercises or workouts designed to push limits: Those hill sprints are real punishers.
The term also describes anything that exacts a toll through difficulty or intensity: The final exams were absolute punishers.
Retaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- avengersRetribution seekers
comeuppance · nemesis · vigilantes · enforcers · executioners · scourges · chastisers · disciplinarians
Supervisory officials of institutions
- jailersThose who guard prisoners
- disciplinariansEnforcers of strict order
- overseersThose who supervise others
- taskmastersHarsh supervisors of labor
supervisors · enforcers · administrators · governors · controllers · regulators · judges · arbiters
Those who intimidate others
- tormentorsThose who cause anguish
- tyrantsOppressive absolute rulers
- oppressorsThose who subjugate others
- persecutorsThose who cruelly harass
aggressors · abusers · dominators · terrorizers · harassers · thugs · heavies · strongmen
Those who bat
- enforcersThose who impose obedience
- bruisersLarge intimidating people
- goonsHired intimidators
- fightersThose who engage physically
heavyweights · sluggers · power hitters · linebackers · bouncers · heavies · grinders · brawlers
Lawyers representing the state
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
- justicesAdministrators of law
tribunals · parole boards · correctional officers · bailiffs · marshals · sheriffs · constables · wardens
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
avengers · comeuppance · nemesis · vigilantes · enforcers · executioners · scourges · chastisers · disciplinarians · castigators
wardens
Supervisory officials of institutions
- jailersThose who guard prisoners
- disciplinariansEnforcers of strict order
- overseersThose who supervise others
taskmasters · supervisors · enforcers · administrators · governors · controllers · regulators · judges · arbiters · magistrates
bullies
Those who intimidate others
- tormentorsThose who cause anguish
- tyrantsOppressive absolute rulers
- oppressorsThose who subjugate others
persecutors · aggressors · abusers · dominators · terrorizers · harassers · thugs · heavies · strongmen · enforcers
hitters
Those who bat
fighters · heavyweights · sluggers · power hitters · linebackers · bouncers · heavies · grinders · brawlers
prosecutors
Lawyers representing the state
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
justices · tribunals · parole boards · correctional officers · bailiffs · marshals · sheriffs · constables · wardens · executioners
punishersforgivers
Those who absolve offenses
pardoners · exonerators · condoners · excusers · overlookers
punishersrewarders
Those granting earned benefits
reinforcers · benefactors · encouragers · praisers · nurturers
punishersrehabilitators
Those who restore function
restorers · reconcilers · healers · reformers · mediators