noun
Meaning 1
One who flogs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
flogger
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /flɒɡə/
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US: /flɑɡɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A whip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A whip.
A lightweight whip with multiple lashes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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noun
Meaning 4
A handle with strips of cloth attached, used for beating away charcoal dust etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
Meaning 5
a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scourger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: torturer
History
Etymology
From flog + -er. Compare Low German flogger (“a flail”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: multrimenilo — lightweight whip
- Finnish: hapsupiiska — lightweight whip
- French: martinet — lightweight whip
- Italian: fustigatore — lightweight whip
- Italian: castigatore — lightweight whip
- Italian: flagellatore — lightweight whip