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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tormentor

His defense minister and longtime political tormentor Yoav Gallant has bristled at that goal. —Mick Krever, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024

Still, putting up with a tiny tormentor even for a few days can suck. —Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024

Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix Mamet and Jackson have fabulous chemistry as the ditzy, selfish padrona intent on her own happily ever after and the lowly, devoted servant who, as social mores break down amid the chaos of the plague, learns to start advocating for herself instead of her tormentor. —Shannon Keating, Vulture, 18 July 2024

This creates a helpless but highly effective kind of suspense, as Iris must rely on her tormentor to mess up, at least until her limbs start to respond again. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024