| NOUN | person | persecutor, tormentor, tormenter | someone who torments |
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| Sounds | per'sahkyuw.ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | someone who torments. | |
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| Synonyms | tormentor, tormenter | |
| Narrower | harasser | A persistent tormentor |
| pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly | A persistently annoying person | |
| tantalizer, tantaliser | someone who tantalizes | |
| witch-hunter | someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions | |
| Broader | oppressor | A person of authority who subjects / subjects others to undue pressures |
| Spanish | atormentador, atosigador, torturador | |
| Catalan | turmentador | |
| Verbs | persecute | cause to suffer |
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