crucifiern.
/ˈkruːsɪfʌɪə/ a. One who crucifies.
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society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > one who crucifies
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crucifixerc1450
cruciarc1475
c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 710 For hys crucyfyers mekely he preyd.
c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 148 Crist..prayed for his crucyfiours.
1686 W. Aglionby Painting Illustr. (new ed.) 243 The Rage of his Crucifiers.
1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Leila ii. i. 68 Shall there be no difference between..His disciples and His crucifiers?
b. One who torments or worries.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [noun] > cause of annoyance or vexation > one who or that which annoys
noyera1382
annoyancec1405
offender?a1425
fretter?1504
traik1513
vexer1530
annoying1566
annoyer1577
plagueship1628
annoyancer1632
disobliger1648
nuisance1661
galler1674
bug1785
torment1785
botheration1801
nark1846
scunner1865
bother1866
botherer1869
crucifier1870
dinlo1873
bastard1919
skelf1927
dick1966
wazzock1976
knob jockey1989
1870 G. W. Dasent Ann. Eventful Life (ed. 4) II. 281 She was never much of a catechiser or crucifier.
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