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The Punisher
/ðə ˈpʌnɪʃər/
Definition
1
A Marvel Comics anti-hero, real name Frank Castle, who wages a brutal one-man war on organized crime and corruption after his family is murdered by the mob.
2
(informal) A person or thing that inflicts severe punishment, often without mercy or legal restraint.
Examples
After the mob whacked his family, Frank Castle became The Punisher, turning New York's underworld into his personal shooting gallery.
Daredevil tries talking villains into reform, but The Punisher just skips the chit-chat and goes straight for the kneecaps.
In the Marvel universe, The Punisher is the guy who makes Spider-Man's web-slinging look like a yoga class.
My boss is like The Punisher of expense reports – one wrong receipt, and you're skull-marked for audit doom.