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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