"punisher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: punishers [plural]
Etymology: punish + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|punish|-er|id2=agent noun}} punish + -er, {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷey-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} punisher (plural punishers)
  1. One who punishes. Translations (one who punishes): مُعَاقِب (muʕāqib) [masculine] (Arabic), cəzalandırıcı (Azerbaijani), ка́рнік (kárnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), ка́рніца (kárnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), 懲罰者 (Chinese Cantonese), 惩罚者 (cing⁴ fat⁶ ze²) (Chinese Cantonese), 懲罰者 (Chinese Mandarin), 惩罚者 (chéngfázhě) (Chinese Mandarin), punanto (Esperanto), punisto (Esperanto), punisseur [masculine] (French), punisseuse [feminine] (French), Bestrafer [masculine] (German), Bestraferin [feminine] (German), τιμωρός (timorós) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), הֶמעֱנִישׁ (ham'anísh) (Hebrew), megtorló (Hungarian), punitore [masculine] (Italian), punitrice [feminine] (Italian), castigatore [masculine] (Italian), castigatrice [feminine] (Italian), pūnitor [masculine] (Latin), ultor [masculine] (Latin), vindex [feminine, masculine] (Latin), baudėjas [feminine, masculine] (Lithuanian), castigador [masculine] (Portuguese), punidor [masculine] (Portuguese), кара́тель (karátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), кара́тельница (karátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), castigador [masculine] (Spanish), bestraffare [common-gender] (Swedish), кара́тель (karátelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), кара́тельниця (karátelʹnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), kẻ trừng phạt (Vietnamese)

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