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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Still, putting up with a tiny tormentor even for a few days can suck.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix Mamet and Jackson have fabulous chemistry as the ditzy, selfish padrona intent on her own happily ever after and the lowly, devoted servant who, as social mores break down amid the chaos of the plague, learns to start advocating for herself instead of her tormentor.
—Shannon Keating, Vulture, 18 July 2024
This creates a helpless but highly effective kind of suspense, as Iris must rely on her tormentor to mess up, at least until her limbs start to respond again.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Robyn subdues her tormentor and narrowly escapes the building after a grenade is thrown her way.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix Mamet and Jackson have fabulous chemistry as the ditzy, selfish padrona intent on her own happily ever after and the lowly, devoted servant who, as social mores break down amid the chaos of the plague, learns to start advocating for herself instead of her tormentor.
—Shannon Keating, Vulture, 18 July 2024
This creates a helpless but highly effective kind of suspense, as Iris must rely on her tormentor to mess up, at least until her limbs start to respond again.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Robyn subdues her tormentor and narrowly escapes the building after a grenade is thrown her way.
—Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tormentor. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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