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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tormentor

Scarcity of food and clean water have become merciless tormentors, and the numbers tell a story that words cannot fully convey. —Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025

Outside of the juggernaut that is the Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the Denver Nuggets, a long-time tormentor, the Lakers have fared well against the rest of the conference over the past two seasons. —Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025

The house thrums with a palpable evil that infects its inhabitants, not only tormenting them but turning them into tormentors. —Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025

In Game 4, the Yankees had Boston’s 1978 tormentor, Bucky Dent, throw out the ceremonial first pitch. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2024