scourger
One who lashes
A scourger is one who scourges—someone who whips, punishes severely, or causes widespread suffering.
The term appears in historical and religious contexts for those who administered floggings, and figuratively for anyone who inflicts harsh treatment or devastation: a scourger of the poor, disease as the great scourger of medieval Europe.
Multi-lashed striking instrument
- whipperOne who strikes repeatedly
- castigatorOne who punishes verbally
- chastiserOne who punishes severely
- disciplinarianStrict enforcer of rules
tormentor · beater · striker · punisher · corrector · taskmaster · enforcer · inquisitor
Strikes or aerates
- lashStrike or bind
- cat-o'-nine-tailsBraided whip with nine strands
- knoutLeather flogging implement
- flailSwing limbs erratically
birch · cane · strap · switch · crop · rawhide · bullwhip · quirt
One who causes anguish
- devastatorOne who lays waste
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- ravagerOne who destroys completely
- baneCause of destruction
menace · curse · affliction · pestilence · calamity · blight · ruination
Unsparing quality or manner
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
severity · rigor · sternness · relentlessness · pitilessness · ferocity · savagery · viciousness
flogger
Multi-lashed striking instrument
- whipperOne who strikes repeatedly
- castigatorOne who punishes verbally
- chastiserOne who punishes severely
disciplinarian · tormentor · beater · striker · punisher · corrector · taskmaster · enforcer · inquisitor · persecutor
whip
Strikes or aerates
- lashStrike or bind
- cat-o'-nine-tailsBraided whip with nine strands
- knoutLeather flogging implement
flail · birch · cane · strap · switch · crop · rawhide · bullwhip · quirt · rod
tormentor
One who causes anguish
- devastatorOne who lays waste
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- ravagerOne who destroys completely
bane · menace · curse · affliction · pestilence · calamity · blight · ruination
harshness
Unsparing quality or manner
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
cruelty · severity · rigor · sternness · relentlessness · pitilessness · ferocity · savagery · viciousness