scourger

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

scourger
    n 1: a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official
         whose duty is to whip offenders) [syn: {flogger},
         {scourger}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scourger \Scour"ger\, n.
   One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.
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         The West must own the scourger of the world. --Byron.
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