tormentor
or tor·ment·er
a person or thing that torments.
Theater. a curtain or framed structure behind the proscenium at both sides of the stage, for screening the wings from the audience.: Compare teaser (def. 5).
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How to use tormentor in a sentence
As Ghazvinian acknowledges, Iran’s leaders desperately wanted American leverage against their imperial tormentors.
Other times, his tormentor is kind to him, offering him coffee and grilling him about the great state of New Jersey.
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre | Marlow Stern | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“She's a nut, and her girlfriend is the devil,” Cogswell notes of her chief tormentor.
Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers | Tim Teeman | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll the while, my tormentor kept saying, “When will you learn, when will you learn.”
The Jew beholds his tormentor dressed in the vestments of his own ancient culture.
The Best Scenes From Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Counselor’ Screenplay | Thomas Flynn | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Kazan initially had some reservations about casting her real-life beau, Paul Dano, in the role of her onscreen lover-tormentor.
Zoe Kazan Talks About Starring in ‘Ruby Sparks,’ Grandfather Elia Kazan, & More | Marlow Stern | July 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe steam-shoveller was removed, or the tormentor irons raised, when only the harrow was required.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickAs if clutching at a hope, Pauline made a tremendous effort to get in key with her tormentor.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullOne extra turn of the tormentor's screw, and the spirit, so dauntless the moment before, yields in abject submission.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamFinally he lost heart, and sent to beg Monsieur Gérard to come back and deliver him if possible of his tormentor.
The Animal Story Book | VariousNigel, however willing to conceal his sensations, could not avoid gratifying his tormentor by wincing under the operation.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for tormentor
tormenter
/ (tɔːˈmɛntə) /
a person or thing that torments
a curtain or movable piece of stage scenery at either side of the proscenium arch, used to mask lights or exits and entrances
films a panel of sound-insulating material placed outside the field of the camera to control the acoustics on the sound stage
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