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n. - A person who administers punishment by wielding a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig

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Usage examples (37)
  • A party switcher is no longer representing the people who voted for him. cecilia lewis
  • Any party switcher is automatically suspect, but this guy is trying to out-Specter, Specter.
  • A switcher is a program that lets the user switch from application to application.
  • You will no longer have to become a "switcher", you can become a "gradual transitioner"; it is not as snappy, but it is more attractive.
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