castigator
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The poet was a severe castigator, and was never less forbearing with the lash than when these impostors of his day were under his hand for flagellation.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
Here one may pause and suspect the reverend castigator of confusing several dislikes in one argument.
From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Johnson, Goldsmith's growling monitor and unsparing castigator in times of heedless levity, stood by him at present with that protecting kindness with which he ever befriended him in time of need.
From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Washington Irving
"Yes, you can," replied his castigator; "nothing's more easy; come, be merry."
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
He not only acted the reformer, or rather the castigator, in the fashionable world, but also exercised his talents among the inferior class of people, who chanced to incur his displeasure.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by T. (Tobias) Smollett
