flogger

Thân thiện

A man in historical clothing holds a flogger in a courtroom.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person who whips or scourges others, especially as a form of punishment or torture: Specifically, this often refers to an official whose job was to whip offenders. 2. A whip or instrument used for flogging: While the primary definition refers to a person, the word can also denote the tool itself, particularly a multi-tailed whip.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person):
  • The cruel flogger showed no mercy to the prisoners.
  • In the historical penal system, the flogger was a feared official.
• Noun (Instrument):
  • He picked up the leather flogger from the table. (This usage is more specialized, often found in specific historical or contextual descriptions).

Advanced Usage

• The term is strongly associated with historical, judicial, or punitive contexts. Its use in modern language typically evokes a sense of historical practice, extreme punishment, or, in specialized contexts, certain consensual practices.

Variants and Related Words

• Flog (verb): To beat someone with a whip or stick as a punishment.
  • The sentence was to flog the offender publicly.
• Flogging (noun): The action or practice of beating someone with a whip or stick.
  • Flogging was a common punishment in the navy.

Synonyms

• Scourger: A person who whips or punishes severely.
• Whipper: A person who whips.
• Flagellator: A formal term for a person who whips, especially for religious discipline or punishment.

Related Phrases

• To wield the flogger: To act as the person administering the whipping.
  • He was appointed to wield the flogger for the court.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scourger