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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Noun
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In the early window, my Dirty Birds were down three to our arch-nemesis, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
Coy Wire,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025 -
His nemesis Toby returned nine episodes later.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An important, if subtle, difference between Meiko Kaji and Pam Grier as action stars is that, where Kaji is an avenger, Grier is a protector.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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May God be the ultimate avenger.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Armed with clubs and pistols, vigilantes went door to door, herding more than three hundred men, women, and children through the streets and out of town.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The livestreams, vigilante investigators, extremists sending death threats, and conspiracist threads will continue their work.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Chastiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastiser. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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