flogger

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flog

(flŏg, flôg)

tr.v. flogged, flog·ging, flogs

1. To beat severely with a whip or rod.

2. Informal To publicize aggressively: flogging a new book.

[Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellāre; see flagellate.]

flog′ger n.

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flogger - a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)

scourger

torturer - someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)

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flogger

[ˈflɒgəʳ] N → partidario/a m/f del restablecimiento de la pena de azotes

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