NOUN | person | tormenter, tormentor, persecutor | someone who torments |
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artifact | tormenter, tormentor, teaser | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings |
Meaning | someone who torments. | |
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Synonyms | tormentor, persecutor | |
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 | torment | subject to torture |
torment | torment emotionally or mentally | |
torment | treat cruelly |
Meaning | A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings. | |
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Synonyms | tormentor, teaser | |
Broader | flat | scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas |
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