English Explanatory Dictionary

tormentor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.
  2. A person delegated to torture prisoners.
  3. Something abstract that causes suffering.
  4. One of a pair of narrow curtains just behind the front curtain and teaser that mask the areas on the sides of the stage and can be adjusted to the desired width.
  5. An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels.
  6. A long meat-fork.

Pronunciation

/tɔːˈmɛn.tə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tormentor.wav /tɔɹˈmɛn.tɚ/ /toːˈmen.tə(ɹ)/

Word forms

tormentor tormentors tormentour

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tourmentour, from Old French tormenteor.

Synonyms

torturer scourge

Related words

tormentress tormentrix

Derived words

self-tormentor

Translations

Bulgarian: мъчител Catalan: turmentador Finnish: ahdistaja French: bourreau German: Peiniger German: Peinigerin Greek: βασανιστής Macedonian: ма́чител Macedonian: вади́душа Old English: pīnere Polish: dręczyciel Polish: dręczycielka Portuguese: atormentador Russian: мучи́тель Russian: мучи́тельница Spanish: atormentador Swedish: plågoande Turkish: eziyetçi
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