Standard Lemma guide

punisher

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈphʌnɪʃə]
  • General-American: /ˈpʌnɪʃɚ/
  • General-American: [ˈphʌnɪʃɚ] ~ [ˈphʌnɪʃɹ̩]
  • rhymes with -ʌnɪʃə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: P AH1 N IH0 SH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who punishes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From punish + -er.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعَاقِب (muʕāqib) — one who punishes
  • Azerbaijani: cəzalandırıcı — one who punishes
  • Belarusian: ка́рнік (kárnik) — one who punishes
  • Belarusian: ка́рніца (kárnica) — one who punishes
  • Chinese Cantonese: 懲罰者 /惩罚者 (cing4 fat6 ze2) — one who punishes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 懲罰者 /惩罚者 (chéngfázhě) — one who punishes
  • Esperanto: punanto — one who punishes
  • Esperanto: punisto — one who punishes
  • French: punisseur — one who punishes
  • French: punisseuse — one who punishes
  • German: Bestrafer — one who punishes
  • German: Bestraferin — one who punishes
  • Greek: τιμωρός (timorós) — one who punishes
  • Hebrew: הֶמעֱנִישׁ (ham'anísh) — one who punishes
  • Hungarian: megtorló — one who punishes
  • Italian: punitore — one who punishes
  • Italian: punitrice — one who punishes
  • Italian: castigatore — one who punishes
  • Italian: castigatrice — one who punishes
  • Latin: pūnitor — one who punishes
  • Latin: ultor — one who punishes
  • Latin: vindex — one who punishes
  • Lithuanian: baudėjas — one who punishes
  • Portuguese: castigador — one who punishes
  • Portuguese: punidor — one who punishes
  • Russian: кара́тель (karátelʹ) — one who punishes
  • Russian: кара́тельница (karátelʹnica) — one who punishes
  • Spanish: castigador — one who punishes
  • Swedish: bestraffare — one who punishes
  • Ukrainian: кара́тель (karátelʹ) — one who punishes
  • Ukrainian: кара́тельниця (karátelʹnycja) — one who punishes
  • Vietnamese: kẻ trừng phạt — one who punishes