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tormentor
noun[ C ]
uk /tɔːˈmen.tər/ us /tɔːrˈmen.t̬ɚ/
someone who causes a person or an animal great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain: 使人痛苦（或烦恼）的人
Victims of oppression seldom have a chance to face their tormentors.受压迫的受害者很少有机会面对给他们造成痛苦的人。
Both the children have encountered their former tormentors in the street.两个孩子都在街上遇到了以前折磨过他们的人。
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He realises that his chief tormentor is being bullied in turn by his father.
He dived through the window to escape his tormentor.
The moment she confronted her tormentor in court will remain with her for the rest of her life.
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