noun
- a person who severely criticizes or punishes someone for their faults or wrongdoing
Usage: formal
Examples
- The newspaper editor was known as a fierce castigator of political corruption.
- She appointed herself the castigator of poor grammar in student essays.
- The coach served as both mentor and castigator to his players.
- His reputation as a castigator made employees nervous around him.
- The literary critic was a relentless castigator of mediocre writing.
- Parents sometimes struggle between being a supporter and a castigator.