Objurgators

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A group of individuals who express strong disapproval or criticism vocally
2. Those who reprimand or scold others, often harshly, for perceived wrongs or mistakes
3. People engaged in the act of rebuking or admonishing someone for their actions or behavior

Etymology: "Objurgators" is simply the plural of "objurgator", so the word is a single noun in two forms. The singular names a person who scolds someone harshly, and the plural names a group of such people. The root is the Latin verb "objurgare", meaning to chide or rebuke, built from "ob" (against, toward) and "jurgare" (to quarrel, from "jurgium", a dispute). English took the noun from that Latin base, so the word's sense stays close to its origin: a quarrel-driven scolding aimed directly at someone.