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    TORMENTOR

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wingsplay

    Synonyms:

    teaser; tormenter; tormentor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("tormentor" is a kind of...):

    flat (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Someone who tormentsplay

    Synonyms:

    persecutor; tormenter; tormentor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("tormentor" is a kind of...):

    oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tormentor"):

    harasser (a persistent tormentor)

    blighter; cuss; gadfly; pest; pesterer (a persistently annoying person)

    tantaliser; tantalizer (someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach)

    witch-hunter (someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions)

    Derivation:

    torment (torment emotionally or mentally)

    torment (treat cruelly)

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