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tormentor

or ³Ù´Ç°ù·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù·±ð°ù

[ tawr-men-ter, tawr-men- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that torments.
  2. Theater. a curtain or framed structure behind the proscenium at both sides of the stage, for screening the wings from the audience. Compare teaser ( def 5 ).


tormentor

/ ³ÙÉ”Ëˈ³¾É›²Ô³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that torments
  2. a curtain or movable piece of stage scenery at either side of the proscenium arch, used to mask lights or exits and entrances
  3. films a panel of sound-insulating material placed outside the field of the camera to control the acoustics on the sound stage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tormentor1

1250–1300; Middle English tormento ( u ) r < Anglo-French; Old French tormenteor. See torment, -or 2
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Facing her tormentors, she stuck out both arms, screamed, and curled her hands sarcastically asking for more noise.

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Before "Cobra Kai," Daniel LaRusso's tormentor Johnny Lawrence starred in an Internet fantasy pitching him as the real hero of "The Karate Kid."

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The bombshell case that was going to see Prince Harry giving evidence against his tabloid tormentors is over before it began.

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"I'm not a victim of racism. I'm the tormentor of racists," the 24-year-old posted on social media afterwards.

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With just over 70 days until the election, the Democrats are swiping their tormentors' laugh-at-'em tactics to corner the attention economy.

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