What is another word for flogger?

Pronunciation: [flˈɒɡə] (IPA)

Flogger is a noun that refers to one who whips or beats someone with a whip or a lash. There are other synonyms for this word, such as a scourger, flagellator, or a whipper. Other related words that could be used as alternatives to flogger include lash, switch, and birch. These words all have slightly different connotations and can be used in a variety of contexts, such as disciplinary actions in schools or punishment in legal contexts. Ultimately, whichever word is chosen should be based on the specific context in which it will be used.

What are the hypernyms for Flogger?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    scourge, whip, disciplining tool, implement of punishment, physical punishment device.

What are the hyponyms for Flogger?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for flogger (as nouns)

Usage examples for Flogger

You usually find them the victims of ceaseless toil without rest, of that destroying fretfulness which brain-fag brings, and of some flogger of exhausted nerves, such as coffee in excess.
"The Young Man and the World"
Albert J. Beveridge
The man just gone, coarse, low-bred, brutal soldier as he was, man-flogger, and drilling-block, had yet found heart to feel my baseness, and words in which to denounce it.
"Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France"
Stanley J. Weyman
It was generally given out as "piece work" to one man, the "master-flogger," as you might term him, who employed the others.
"The Life Story of an Old Rebel"
John Denvir

Related words: dog flogger, cat flogger, horse flogger, ox flogger, how to use a flogger, how to use a whip, how to use a riding crop

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