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

Trump has sought to go after his tormentors and has support within his party for doing so. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024

Can't imagine putting my kid in that position for hours and hours at a time with a tormentor for two weeks. —Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024

But Hasina’s ouster both expunged his legal travails and presented a late career change as his tormentor’s successor. —Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024

Things immediately feel amiss the moment the Sisters first meet their charming tormentor. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024