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SCOLDER Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word scolder. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word scolder. (close relations)
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nag
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

• an old or over-worked horse

verb

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• worry persistently

• remind or urge constantly

admonisher
nounn
noun

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

caviler
nounn
noun

• a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

censor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who censures or condemns

• a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

critic
nounn
noun

• a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

• anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

• someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

detractor
nounn
noun

• one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

disciplinarian
nounn
noun

• someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

faultfinder
nounn
noun

• someone who is critical of the motives of others

lecturer
nounn
noun

• a public lecturer at certain universities

• someone who lectures professionally

monitor
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

• someone who supervises (an examination)

• someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

• display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

• electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

• a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

• any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

verb

• keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

• check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

rebuker
nounn
noun

• someone who finds fault or imputes blame

reproacher
nounn
noun

• someone who finds fault or imputes blame

reprover
nounn
noun

• someone who finds fault or imputes blame

tyrant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a cruel and oppressive dictator

• in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

• any person who exercises power in a cruel way

upbraider
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who finds fault or imputes blame

blamer
verb, nounv, n
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castigator
nounn
noun

• One who castigates.

chastiser
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chider
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disapprover
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Best Hypernyms For SCOLDER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for scolder, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (2)
disagreeable personunpleasant person

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