What does scourger mean?
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scour·ger
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Princeton's WordNet
flogger, scourgernoun
a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
Wiktionary
scourgernoun
One who, or that which, scourges.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scourgernoun
One that scourges; a punisher or chastiser.
Etymology: from scourge.
ChatGPT
scourger
A scourger is a person or thing that causes great trouble, suffering, or punishment. The term is often associated with historical punishments involving whips or scourges. It can also be used metaphorically to describe anything that inflicts pain, hardship or distress.
Webster Dictionary
Scourgernoun
one who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scourger in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scourger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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