Meaning of gisslare | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. a whipper, a torturer
   common-gender
2. a flagellant (self-flagellating person)
   common-gender
3. a scourge, a critic, an adversary, a comedian, a maker of parody (targeting persons)
   common-gender

Exempel

“Det var detta, som gjorde pressen till hvad den var; en samhällsförbättrare, en gisslare, en den där också utdelade lagrar.”

It was this, that made the press to what it was: a promoter of society, a scourge, one that also gave out laurels.

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