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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
Coming out a bit later than usual after some resistance from India's top-order, Kohli knew what was coming from tormentor Scott Boland.
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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
So the song is used in a scene where Lily’s tormentor begs his wife to come home.
—Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
So begins an elaborate plot to infiltrate a graphic designer awards event to confront his tormentor head-on.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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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
So the song is used in a scene where Lily’s tormentor begs his wife to come home.
—Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
So begins an elaborate plot to infiltrate a graphic designer awards event to confront his tormentor head-on.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tormentor
Noun
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Author and showrunner Jenny Han teases that season 3 will deviate from the storyline in her book series.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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That tease comes on the heels of wrapping up her Celebration Tour last May, grossing nearly $230 million, her sixth to gross more than $100 million since 2001.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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One of the attackers then proceeded to slit Forde’s throat using a 12-inch dagger as two other assailants stabbed him in the stomach in front of onlookers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim are relieved the assailants are white.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormentor. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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