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plural of castigator
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1
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
- even Broadway's most famously caustic castigator liked the play
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- condemners
- (or condemnors),
- denouncers
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2
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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“Castigators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigators. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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