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acoiteira

nounfemininearchaicrare/ɐ.koj.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/a·coi·tei·ra

Definition

1

Woman who administers whippings; a female executioner or flogger.

Usage examples

It is said the flogger was feared by all prisoners.
The role of a female flogger was rare in the Middle Ages.