Synonyms for flogger


Grammar : Noun
Spell : flog, flawg
Phonetic Transcription : flɒg, flɔg

Top 10 synonyms for flogger Other synonyms for the word flogger

Définition of flogger

Origin :
  • 1670s, slang, perhaps a schoolboy shortening of Latin flagellare "flagellate." Related: Flogged; flogging.
  • As in coat : noun personal outerwear
Example sentences :
  • How could the flogger of urchins be otherwise than animated and joyous?
  • Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving
  • Why should there be a distinction between the flogger and the flogged?
  • Extract from : « Mr. Midshipman Easy » by Captain Frederick Marryat
  • It is also known under the name of flogger, the latter seemingly the more appropriate of the two.
  • Extract from : « Graining and Marbling » by Frederick Maire
  • The sentence of the court was carried out by a scourger, sometimes called flagellator, or flogger.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Bush » by George Dunderdale
  • I no more care for a flogging than a boy does at Eton: and only let the flogger beware—I will be a match for him, I warrant you.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari. Vol. 1, July 31, 1841 » by Various
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