castigator

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Sinclair Lewis � son and grandson of doctors, onetime reporter, now 40 and the Nation's semiofficial castigator, � may be somewhat rosily seen as he has projected himself in Lie-Hunter Arrowsmith.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Stevenson hints that she vanquished his stubborn heart by correcting a 'false quantity' of his one day, for he was the man to reflect over a correction, and 'admire the castigator.'

From Heroes of the Telegraph by Munro, John

He not only acted the reformer, or rather the castigator, in the fashionable world, but also exercised his talents among the inferior class of people, who chanced to incur his displeasure.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

"Yes, you can," replied his castigator; "nothing's more easy; come, be merry."

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

Here one may pause and suspect the reverend castigator of confusing several dislikes in one argument.

From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir