chastiser

American  

[chast-ahyz-er, chast-ahyz-er] / tʃæstˈaɪz ər, ˈtʃæst aɪz ər /

noun

plural

chastisers

1. a person who chastises.

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Example Sentences

I heard her with wonder: I could not comprehend this doctrine of endurance; and still less could I understand or sympathise with the forbearance she expressed for her chastiser.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Horus, the powerful bull, son of Tum, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ra-user-Ma-sotep-en-Ra, lord of kingly and queenly royalty, guardian of Egypt, chastiser of foreign lands, son of the sun.

From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James

When such has been the case, O chastiser of foes, what can I now do?

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

This, despite the obscurity caused by the fog, and the crape masking the face of his chastiser.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

Causing his deer-skin, O chastiser of foes, to hang on a branch, that foremost of regenerate persons then began to pluck some fruits.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan