1. a person who prohibits or forbids something
2. a person who condemns or denounces something as harmful or undesirable
3. a person who banishes or exiles someone from a country or community
Usage: historical

Examples

• The school board acted as a proscriber of certain controversial books.
• As a proscriber of violence in media, she advocated for stricter content guidelines.
• The ancient Roman proscriber issued lists of citizens to be exiled.
• Religious leaders served as proscribers of practices they deemed immoral.
• The committee became a proscriber of unsafe chemicals in food production.
• Historical proscribers often used their power to eliminate political opponents.