punisher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈpʰʌnɪʃə] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈpʰʌnɪʃɚ] ~ [ˈpʰʌnɪʃɹ̩] (General-American)
- /ˈpʌnɪʃɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈpʌnɪʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From punish + -er.
Meanings
-
One who punishes.
He grimaced after another lash across his back and settled deeper into the post. The punisher stood nearly ten feet away, dragged the end of his whip through the dirt back toward him.
2024, Percival Everett, James, Picador (2025), page 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punishers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (33)
uk кара́тель (one who punishes) · ru кара́тельница (one who punishes) · it punitore (one who punishes) · it castigatore (one who punishes) · he הֶמעֱנִישׁ (one who punishes) · fr punisseuse (one who punishes) · la ultor (one who punishes) · la pūnitor (one who punishes) · be ка́рніца (one who punishes) · be ка́рнік (one who punishes) · hu megtorló (one who punishes) · la vindex (one who punishes) · fr punisseur (one who punishes) · sv bestraffare (one who punishes) · eo punanto (one who punishes) · eo punisto (one who punishes) · ru кара́тель (one who punishes) · it punitrice (one who punishes) · es castigador (one who punishes) · cmn 懲罰者 /惩罚者 (one who punishes) · el τιμωρός (one who punishes) · vi kẻ trừng phạt (one who punishes) · uk кара́тельниця (one who punishes) · fi rankaisija (one who punishes) · de Bestraferin (one who punishes) · pt castigador (one who punishes) · az cəzalandırıcı (one who punishes) · ar مُعَاقِب (one who punishes) · yue 懲罰者 /惩罚者 (one who punishes) · it castigatrice (one who punishes) · lt baudėjas (one who punishes) · pt punidor (one who punishes) · de Bestrafer (one who punishes)