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SWITCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does switcher mean?
• SWITCHER (noun)
The noun SWITCHER has 1 sense:
1. a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
Familiarity information: SWITCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
switcher; whipper
Hypernyms ("switcher" is a kind of...):
oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)
Derivation:
switch (flog with or as if with a flexible rod)
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