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Definition of tormentor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tormentor

noun

/tɔːˈmentə(r)/

/tɔːrˈmentər/

(formal)

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a person who causes somebody to suffer
- The dog suddenly turned on its tormentors.
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