1
as in criticizer
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
even Broadway's most famously caustic castigator liked the play
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2
as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
the principal seems to enjoy his role as the tireless castigator of classroom pranksters
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castigator
Noun
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The film also stars Jared Leto as He-Man’s evil nemesis, Skeletor.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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So have their nemeses in the LAPD.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to the critic John Ruskin, the disaster was called Raphael.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But conservative critics argue any new legal status would amount to amnesty — pushback that reached a fever pitch online and in conservative media this month.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
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Yet the vigilantes went too far, and labor organizations called on the state government to intervene.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Apr. 2026
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Karl Urban as Billy Butcher Karl Urban has starred as Billy Butcher, leader of the titular vigilante group, since season 1.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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But as all the world knows, Edmond Dantès did rise again, transformed from an innocent young sailor into that courtly yet implacable avenger, the Count of Monte Cristo.—
Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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And it was signed, black dahlia avenger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Castigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigator. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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