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tormentor

/tɔːrˈmɛn.tɚ/
tor · men · tor
Plural:tormentors
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• noun

1

A person or thing that inflicts severe physical or mental suffering, distress, or harassment on another.

Example

"The protagonist finally found the courage to confront his childhood tormentor after years of silence."

2

A fixed curtain or flat panel placed on either side of a theater stage just behind the proscenium arch to mask the wings from the audience's view.

Example

"The stagehands adjusted the black velvet tormentor so the audience could not see the actors waiting in the wings."

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• Rhymes for tormentor

• Nearby Words

torenia
torment
tormentedly
tormentor
torn
tornadic
tornado

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English tormentour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French tourmenteour, ultimately deriving from Latin tormentum ('instrument of torture, engine for hurling stones'), from torquere ('to twist').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tormentor. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tormentor
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