as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
the highway patrolman who is the committed chastiser of those motorists who regard speed limits as no more than suggestions
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Dart won his first NFL start in a massive upset over the Los Angeles Chargers, the Broncos’ AFC West nemesis, at MetLife Stadium in Week 4.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025 -
And Bette’s nemesis, Joan Crawford might have stuck an antique diamond deco bar brooch under her butch-shouldered fur coat in Mildred Pierce.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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When both young people meet their end the Baron saves Christina by putting Hans’ brain in Christina’s body, uniting their blurred identities in a joint thirst for revenge, creating a Gothic avenger who hunts down the aristocratic ruffians who ruined their happiness.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kirk had been building his reputation as an imperious, right-wing avenger on college campuses, debating anyone willing to step up to the microphone to challenge him.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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In this Appetite…, the fringe-living Axl is best described as a cyborg-vigilante.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the body count rises, local Inspector Jack Phatudi is drawn into a dangerous manhunt to unmask the vigilante.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Chastiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastiser. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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