tormentor
noun
tor·men·tor
tȯr-ˈmen-tər 
ˈtȯr-ˌmen-
ˈtȯr-ˌmen-
variants
or less commonly tormenter
1
: one that torments
2
: a fixed curtain or flat on each side of a theater stage that prevents the audience from seeing into the wings
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Examples of tormentor in a Sentence
shocked by the news that his chief tormentor from elementary school had written a book about the dangers of bullying
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His closing remarks were a rebuke to the publicity-hungry tormentors in his own party already calling for his head.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
That after 30 years, there are so few of us willing to hold our tormentors — or the industry — accountable speaks volumes.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
That after 30 years, there are so few of us willing to hold our tormentors — or the industry — accountable speaks volumes.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tormentor. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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