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Definition of Scourger
1. Noun. A torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders).
Definition of Scourger
1. n. One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.
Definition of Scourger
1. Noun. One who, or that which, scourges. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scourger
1. one that scourges [n -S] - See also: scourges
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scourger
Literary usage of Scourger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Australia and the East: Being a Journal Narrative of a Voyage to New South by John Hood (1843)
"... present appearance—Public scourger at Wellington—Success of the Missionaries
in Australia—Rides in the forest—Breeds of cattle— Australian wines—Violent ..."
2. Tales of the Convict System by Price Warung (1892)
"A proficient in his profession undoubtedly was scourger Muggins. ... Argus saw
that the scourger had allowed his cats to clog at the very first blow and ..."
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