Synonyms of tormentor

tormentor

noun

tȯr-ˈmen-tər 

variants also tormenter

as in harasser

a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another

shocked by the news that his chief tormentor from elementary school had written a book about the dangers of bullying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harasser
• torturer
• tease
• attacker
• persecutor
• victimizer
• assailant
• insulter
• accuser
• taunter
• heckler
• mocker
• needler
• baiter
• ridiculer
• quizzer
• teaser
• quiz
• detractor
• scorner
• scoffer
• troublemaker
• smart alec
• wise guy
• smart aleck
• jiber
• satirist
• wiseacre
• disturber
• molester
• giber
• kidder
• blamer
• derider
• jeerer
• smarty
• trash-talker
• pest
• smartie
• belittler
• smarty-pants
• lampooner
• bother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protector
• defender
• guard
• savior
• saviour
• rescuer
• deliverer
• solace
• comforter
• champion
• bodyguard
• soother
• succorer

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tormentor

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

With two wins, the Mets will eliminate the Braves (88-72), their forever tormentors, and lock up the fifth seed while securing the sixth playoff spot for the Diamondbacks (89-73). —Jerry Beach, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024