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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
In Game 4, the Yankees had Boston’s 1978 tormentor, Bucky Dent, throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2024
Syrians used that same border to flee the ever-expanding roster of tormentors.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
His tormentors shall live solely to suffer at his hands.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Trump has sought to go after his tormentors and has support within his party for doing so.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2024
Syrians used that same border to flee the ever-expanding roster of tormentors.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
His tormentors shall live solely to suffer at his hands.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Trump has sought to go after his tormentors and has support within his party for doing so.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tormentor
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“Tormentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormentor. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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