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
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That after 30 years, there are so few of us willing to hold our tormentors — or the industry — accountable speaks volumes.
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Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday, November 2nd, Brittany let her daughter skip school, to settle into the new house and to give her a break from her tormentors.
—James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
Many of the adults ignored the badgering, especially at first; a few swatted at their tormentors.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2024
Yet the Twins could never escape the divisional series – nor their constant tormentors, the New York Yankees – and Mauer’s extensive accomplishments left a feeling of unfinished business, even after 15 seasons.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Dong-eun, a high school student, screams as a classmate sears a hair curler into her arm while two other tormentors hold her down.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 7 May 2023
Song Hye-kyo plays Moon Dong-eun, the emotionally (and physically) scarred protagonist, in a moving, at times disturbing performance as Dong-eun orchestrates her revenge plot against her tormentors 20 years later.
—TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
Their tormentors blasted open the shutters and threw grenades inside.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Their tormentors have also called in false bomb threats to venues using their names in three states.
—Jacob Ward, NBC News, 29 June 2023
Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday, November 2nd, Brittany let her daughter skip school, to settle into the new house and to give her a break from her tormentors.
—James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
Many of the adults ignored the badgering, especially at first; a few swatted at their tormentors.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2024
Yet the Twins could never escape the divisional series – nor their constant tormentors, the New York Yankees – and Mauer’s extensive accomplishments left a feeling of unfinished business, even after 15 seasons.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Dong-eun, a high school student, screams as a classmate sears a hair curler into her arm while two other tormentors hold her down.
—Matt Stevens, New York Times, 7 May 2023
Song Hye-kyo plays Moon Dong-eun, the emotionally (and physically) scarred protagonist, in a moving, at times disturbing performance as Dong-eun orchestrates her revenge plot against her tormentors 20 years later.
—TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
Their tormentors blasted open the shutters and threw grenades inside.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Their tormentors have also called in false bomb threats to venues using their names in three states.
—Jacob Ward, NBC News, 29 June 2023
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tormentor. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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