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punisher|ˈpʌnɪʃə(r)|
Forms: 4 punysere, 6 Sc. punissar, -er; 4 punyscher, -are, 4–6 -yssher(e, 6– punisher; 4 punser, punscher.
[f. punish v. + -er1. Cf. F. punisseur (14th c.), in OF. punissere, which may be the source.]
a. One who punishes, one who inflicts a penalty.
a1340Hampole Psalter ix. 36 Noght trowand god punyschare of synnes. Ibid. l. 5 Rightwise punysere of syn. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 23 Helper, punscher [v.rr. punser, punyscher] of trespas. 1552Abp. Hamilton Catech. (1884) 59 Ane rygorous punissar of our synnis. 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 17/2 A Punisher of Impiety. 1747Richardson Clarissa (1811) I. xlv. 353 Not to say anything about my poor sister—she is her own punisher. 1861Lytton Str. Story xxii, He received the blow, drew forth his school⁓boy knife, and stabbed the punisher.
b. Boxing slang. A hard hitter. Also Cricket.
1812P. Egan Boxiana 113 The Lobster had most powerful claws, and was a first-rate punisher. 1814Sporting Mag. XLIV. 71 Smith was the heaviest man and a right-handed punisher. 1817Ibid. L. 38 They are both active punishers, and a good battle is expected. 1832Marryat N. Forster xlvii, A fine fellow!—a severe punisher. 1846W. Denison Cricket: Sketches of Players 12 If the bowling be at all loose, he is a powerful punisher.
c. transf. A thing that hits one hard; a heavy or severe task.
1827Sporting Mag. XXI. 138, I had nearly fifty miles' road-work this day, which..is a punisher. |