noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -aɪzə(ɹ)
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noun
Meaning 1
Someone who chastises
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1779 Samuel Johnson (ed) - The Works of the English Poets That kind chastiser of thy soul in joy!
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English chastisoure, chastisere; equivalent to chastise + -er.