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punisher
[puhn-i-sher]
noun
a person who inflicts a penalty, such as pain, confinement, etc..
If your response is delayed, the dog will link the punishment to the punisher and not to the transgression.
Sports.Ìýa person who plays or hits aggressively.
The player is destined to be an all-American and an all-around punisher in the league.
a thing that inflicts pain, discomfort, etc..
I ran out of time on the test because of one punisher—a question I should have left for last.
something that deters or dissuades.
Any stimulus which makes the behavior it follows more frequent is a reinforcer, even if it is intended as a punisher.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- self-punisher noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of punisher1
Example Sentences
An exotic dancer called The Punisher discovered his client's identity when he turned on a hotel suite television before an encounter and the screen said, "Welcome Sean Combs".
In the last six weeks, Bernthal has promoted his action thriller “The Accountant 2†in three different cities, flown to and from Greece to film Christopher Nolan’s star-studded “The Odyssey,†worked in New York on Marvel’s standalone “Punisher†special that he’s writing and top-lining for Disney+ and returned to the Chicago set of “The Bear,†which last year earned him his first Emmy.
As in real life, those cops are especially enamored of the Punisher’s skull.
Resurrecting Daredevil, Kingpin, The Punisher and other marquee figures provides Disney with a broad opportunity to blow through several character cameos and subplots that slightly veer “Born Again†away from accusations of moseying into political minefields.
Another poke comes in Jon Bernthal’s return as The Punisher, which demonstrates keen business sense on the part of Mouse House executives since both the character and actor are extremely popular on the left and the right.
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