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

Mr. Stevenson hints that she vanquished his stubborn heart by correcting a 'false quantity' of his one day, for he was the man to reflect over a correction, and 'admire the castigator.'

From Heroes of the Telegraph by Munro, John

"Yes, you can," replied his castigator; "nothing's more easy; come, be merry."

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"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