tormentor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who torments
  2. noun a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tourmentour, from Old French tormenteor.

In classic literature

Synonyms

tormenter, persecutor

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