1
as in criticizer
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
even Broadway's most famously caustic castigator liked the play
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2
as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
the principal seems to enjoy his role as the tireless castigator of classroom pranksters
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Comedian, actor and Donald Trump nemesis Rosie O’Donnell has become the latest stand-up celebrity to flee the U.S. in the wake of the president’s reelection.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025 -
The novel is a pas de trois (dance for three) starring Natalia, her partner, Alexander, and her nemesis, Dmitri.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2025
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In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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An exquisitely original writer, an activist who stood against the dictatorship and a critic of the traditional left’s homophobia, Lemebel played with drag and the gender binary.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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But along with this reputation came allegations that he was connected to extrajudicial killings by a well coordinated group of vigilantes.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Today, news reports from the country of my birth cover everything from its scientists landing a spacecraft on the moon and victories in cricket to cow vigilantes lynching Muslim men on suspicion of eating beef and horrific accounts of violence to women.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Castigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigator. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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