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punisher

🇬🇧 UK/'pʌnɪʃɚ/🇺🇸 US/'pʌniʃә/
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Definitions

n.

A person or thing that inflicts punishment on others.

惩罚者;执法者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
punpunish, penalty
+
ishsomewhat, resembling
+
erone who does, agent
=punisher

Common Collocations

  • 1.strict punisher严厉的惩罚者
  • 2.[divine punisher]神圣的惩罚者
  • 3.punisher of crime惩治罪行者
  • 4.[relentless punisher]毫不留情的惩罚者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The strict principal was known as a harsh punisher of rule-breakers.

  • 2.

    In mythology, the gods often acted as punishers of human arrogance.

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