castigator

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Sinclair Lewis � son and grandson of doctors, onetime reporter, now 40 and the Nation's semiofficial castigator, � may be somewhat rosily seen as he has projected himself in Lie-Hunter Arrowsmith.

From Time Magazine Archive

So esteeming it, she had played the part of castigator.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

Here one may pause and suspect the reverend castigator of confusing several dislikes in one argument.

From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

"Yes, and remember distinctly seeing him at least twice before; once as the Practical Organizer of the Initial Association of Free Disciples, and once as the self-appointed castigator of unfortunate temperance missionaries."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

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 Smollett, T. (Tobias)