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scourger

/ˈskaʊdʒə/

/ˈskaʊrdʒɚ/

Translations

scourgernoun

scourgers

/ˈskaʊdʒə/

/ˈskaʊrdʒɚ/

fléauSens figuré : personne ou chose qui cause de grandes souffrances ou des malheurs.

Malaria was once a terrible scourger of the tropical regions.

Le paludisme fut autrefois un terrible fléau des régions tropicales.

Additional translations

flagellateurTerme rare pour désigner une personne qui fouette ou inflige un châtiment par le fouet.

Synonyms

scourgernoun

A person who administers a whipping or flogging as a form of punishment.

The scourger was tasked with carrying out the sentence in the public square.

Something that inflicts severe suffering, hardship, or punishment; a tormentor.

Malaria was once a terrible scourger of the tropical regions.