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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
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Recent Examples of tormentor
Eddie asks his tormentor, likening himself to the main character of Dostoevsky’s classic.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Each time, Paqueta rose with the pleasure of being their chief tormentor.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Coming out a bit later than usual after some resistance from India's top-order, Kohli knew what was coming from tormentor Scott Boland.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Pie is that scene from Stand by Me where Lard-Ass gets revenge on his tormentors by sparking a chain reaction of projectile-vomiting at his town’s annual pie-eating contest.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Each time, Paqueta rose with the pleasure of being their chief tormentor.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Coming out a bit later than usual after some resistance from India's top-order, Kohli knew what was coming from tormentor Scott Boland.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Pie is that scene from Stand by Me where Lard-Ass gets revenge on his tormentors by sparking a chain reaction of projectile-vomiting at his town’s annual pie-eating contest.
—Chris Stanton, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tormentor
Noun
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Without a hot fastball, even as a tease pitch, the tightrope becomes slimmer.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Marvel decided to finally show him off here, and in more than just a post-credit tease or something along those lines.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The complaint alleges that a white Mercedes-Benz registered to a relative of Song was found two days later in the same block as one of the other assailant’s residences.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Ten assailants who were charged in a criminal complaint on Monday fled from the detention center, but were apprehended by additional responding officers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormentor. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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