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punisher

[ puhn-i-sher ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. Sports. a person who plays or hits aggressively:

    The player is destined to be an all-American and an all-around punisher in the league.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.



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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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As in real life, those cops are especially enamored of the Punisher’s skull.

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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.

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The Disney+ version of “Daredevil” retained a few characters from the original, including Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page, who did double duty on “The Punisher” as the figure tasked with keeping the vigilantes in her life centered and human.

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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.

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