scourgers
Those who flog
Scourgers are people who scourge—those who whip, punish severely, or cause widespread suffering.
The word appears in historical and religious contexts describing those who administered floggings: The scourgers showed no mercy to the condemned.
Figuratively, scourgers are sources of affliction or devastation: scourgers of the land.
Those who whip
- flagellatorsThose who whip others
- castigatorsPeople who harshly rebuke
- chastisersThose who punish wrongdoing
- correctorsThose who fix errors
disciplinarians · executioners · torturers · jailers · wardens · inquisitors · enforcers · avengers
Flexible striking instruments
- lashesEye-fringing hairs
- cat-o'-nine-tailsBraided whip with nine strands
- flailsSwings limbs chaotically
- bullwhipsLong braided striking tools
crops · switches · birches · thongs · rawhide · whipcords · rods · canes
Penalty for an offense
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- chastisementFormal scolding or correction
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
enforcement · strictness · rigor · control · order · restraint · regulation · training
floggers
Those who whip
- flagellatorsThose who whip others
- castigatorsPeople who harshly rebuke
- chastisersThose who punish wrongdoing
correctors · disciplinarians · executioners · torturers · jailers · wardens · inquisitors · enforcers · avengers · retributors
whips
Flexible striking instruments
- lashesEye-fringing hairs
- cat-o'-nine-tailsBraided whip with nine strands
- flailsSwings limbs chaotically
bullwhips · crops · switches · birches · thongs · rawhide · whipcords · rods · canes · straps
punishment
Penalty for an offense
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- chastisementFormal scolding or correction
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
retribution · enforcement · strictness · rigor · control · order · restraint · regulation · training · regimen
scourgershealers
Those who treat ailments
comforters · soothers · caregivers · nurses · physicians
scourgersforgivers
Those who absolve offenses
pardoners · redeemers · liberators · defenders · advocates
scourgersprotectors
Those who guard others
defenders · guardians · saviors · deliverers · rescuers