punisher
noun
a person who inflicts a penalty, such as pain, confinement, etc..
punishers
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pluralof punisher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But that’s only after so much to relish from the exploits of one of literature’s archetypal punishers, who welcomes nightmares, he explains, because “They keep my wounds fresh.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
“There is no place in the world for executioners, punishers and Nazis,” he said.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
Caring about others, empathising, loving them, liberates each of us; these bereft figures seem to be prisoners of their selfishness before they are punishers of others.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2017
The people in the group that imagined taking revenge consistently thought it would feel better than the actual punishers found it to be.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2017
The underground demons are punishers of sin, but not themselves morally evil.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow
