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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
Revenge is a piping-hot casserole, graciously presented to a lonely ex-tormentor.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
The results are a chaotic, guerilla-style chase sequence in which the swarm of kids tear through neighbors' houses like a mudslide, toppling furniture, crashing through windows, busting down doors, all to get their hands on their tormenter.
—EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Italian American, Rudy Giuliani, had been Koch’s chief tormentor; in his time as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, his scalps had not only included plenty of city officials but also boldfaced names, including Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, and Imelda Marcos.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Chicago Cubs outfielder Hack Wilson, irked at the bench jockeying by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp, jumped into the Cincinnati dugout, seeking to punch his tormentor.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
The results are a chaotic, guerilla-style chase sequence in which the swarm of kids tear through neighbors' houses like a mudslide, toppling furniture, crashing through windows, busting down doors, all to get their hands on their tormenter.
—EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Italian American, Rudy Giuliani, had been Koch’s chief tormentor; in his time as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, his scalps had not only included plenty of city officials but also boldfaced names, including Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, and Imelda Marcos.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Chicago Cubs outfielder Hack Wilson, irked at the bench jockeying by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp, jumped into the Cincinnati dugout, seeking to punch his tormentor.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tormentor
Noun
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The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each regime, from the Pahlavi dynasty to the Islamic Republic, claimed to uphold human rights and castigated its predecessors as torturers, only to ratchet up the incarceration of political opponents.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The teases of matches with Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes had fans excited for another in-ring run.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the most tantalizing tease of all?—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus depot, police said, before boarding a bus to continue the attack.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the attacker re-aggravated his hamstring at the club’s training hub in Rush Green.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That is a nasty process which involves digging up Ambar’s still-fresh corpse, then subjecting it to various grisly indignities night after night as retribution gets visited upon our heroine’s persecutors.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Using it to describe this week’s attack on Huwara – or other similar attacks in Israel or Palestine – effectively puts Israel in the place of the Jews’ historic persecutors.—
Joshua Shanes,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2023
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Javonte had the uncanny ability to run at a level lower than his assailants while, at the same time, maintaining his feet, keeping his balance and not letting his knees scrape the turf.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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The assailant ran from the hotel immediately after the stabbing.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormentor. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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