chastiser

noun

Definition of chastisernext
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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  1. nemesis
  2. avenger
  3. punisher
  4. vigilante
Noun
  • The Governors no longer are grouped with Class 5A sectional nemesis Merrillville, which has ended each of their past three seasons.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There’s the running bit in Bait about Shah getting confused with Dev Patel, and Himesh Patel even appears as Shah’s nemesis also vying for James Bond.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of nemesis
Noun
  • Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Instead, the young, webbed avenger kept limber by performing headstands and flips and cartwheels on the grass.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
Definition of avenger
Noun
  • 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
Definition of punisher
Noun
  • Havelock neither retreats to the closet nor holds out hope for resolution via vigilante justice.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By 1964-65, inflation was on the rise, and bond vigilantes demanded higher yields.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of vigilante
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“Chastiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastiser. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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