aguzzino

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) jailer
2. (broadly, masculine) torturer, persecutor, tyrant

Verb

1. (form-of, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of aguzzare:
2. (form-of, imperative, plural, third-person) inflection of aguzzare:

Concepts

jailer

slavedriver

jailor

screw

gaoler

torturer

turnkey

prison guard

slave driver

harasser

Synonyms

persecutore

secondino

carceriere

molestatore

seviziatore

sorvegliante

tormentatore

torturatore

guardia carceraria

aguzzina

custode

tormentatrice

guardiano

istigatore

Translations

negrero

geôlier

esbirro

carcelero

esclavista

Quäler

Peiniger

torturador

Justizvollzugsbeamte

βασανιστής

tortionnaire

tyran

vis

Gefängnisaufseher

Hyphenated as

a‧guz‧zì‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ɡutˈt͡si.no/

Etymology

Possibly through Sicilian and Neapolitan, from Catalan algutzir (and variants) or Spanish alguacil (“Saracen bailiff”), from Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr, “the officer”). Doublet of visir (“vizier”).