chastiser

/tʃˈæstaɪzɚ/ noun

Someone who chastises

Word Origin Chastiser comes from Latin castigare 'to punish, correct', from castus 'pure, chaste' and agere 'to drive, act'. So to chastise is literally 'to drive someone to purity.' The -er makes it the agent. The same roots give us chaste, chastity, chasten, and castigate. The PIE *kes- for castus meant to cut, so pure is cut off from impurity. Agere gives us act, agent. So a chastiser drives you toward moral purity.

noun Someone who chastises countable

The strict teacher was known as a chastiser who tolerated no misbehavior.

(名词) 惩戒者;惩罚者;责罚者

这位严厉的老师以不容忍任何不当行为而被称为惩戒者。

(sustantivo) reprensor; castigador; regañón [Alguien que castiga o reprende]

El estricto maestro era conocido como un **castigador** que no toleraba mala conducta.

(nom) châtieur; réprimandeur; censeur; fouetteur [Personne qui réprimande, qui châtie ou qui punit.]

L'enseignant sévère était réputé comme un chastiser qui ne tolérait aucun écart de conduite.

(Substantiv) Züchtiger; Strafender [Eine Person, die andere zurechtweist, tadelt oder bestraft, oft in strenger oder disziplinarischer Weise.]

Der strenge Lehrer galt als **chastiser**, der kein Fehlverhalten duldete.

(名詞) 厳しくしからない人、懲らしめる人。

厳格な先生は、行儀の悪さを許さない懲罰者として知られていた。

(substantivo) castigador; repreensor; censurador [Alguém que castiga ou repreende.]

O professor rigoroso era conhecido como um **castigador** que não tolerava mau comportamento.

Word parts: chastise + er

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