tormentor

tor·men·tor

also tor·ment·er  (tôr-mĕn′tər, tôr′mĕn′-)

n.

1. One that torments.

2. A hanging at each side of a stage directly behind the proscenium that serves to block the wing area and sidelights from the audience.

3. A sound-absorbent screen used on a movie set, used to prevent echo.

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tormentor

(tɔːˈmɛntə) or

tormenter

n

1. a person or thing that torments

2. (Theatre) a curtain or movable piece of stage scenery at either side of the proscenium arch, used to mask lights or exits and entrances

3. (Film) films a panel of sound-insulating material placed outside the field of the camera to control the acoustics on the sound stage

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tor•men•tor

or tor•ment•er

(tɔrˈmɛn tər, ˈtɔr mɛn-)

n.

1. a person or thing that torments.

2. a curtain or framed structure behind the proscenium at both sides of the stage, for screening the wings from the audience. Compare teaser (def. 2).

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tormentor - someone who torments       persecutor, tormenter harasser - a persistent tormentor oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures blighter, cuss, gadfly, pesterer, pest - a persistently annoying person tantaliser, tantalizer - someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach witch-hunter - someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions
	2.	tormentor - a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings tormenter, teaser flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting

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Translations

مُعَذِّب

-kamučitel

plageånd

Peiniger

tormenteur

kvalari

carneficetormentatore

mučiteľ

işkenceci

使痛苦的人或物

tormentor

[tɔːˈmentəʳ] N → atormentador(a) m/f

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tormentor

[tɔː^rˈmɛntə^r] n → tourmenteur/euse m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tormentor

n → Peiniger(in) m(f)

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tormentor

[tɔːˈmɛntəʳ] n → tormentatore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

torment

(ˈtoːment) noun

1. (a) very great pain, suffering, worry etc. He was in torment. pyn, foltering آلام مُبَرِّحَه، عَذاب мъка tormento utrpení die Qual smerte μαρτύριοtormento piin عذاب؛ شکنجه piina tourmentייסורים पीड़ा muka, patnja kín siksaan kvöl tormento 苦痛 고통 kančia mokas seksa kwellingpine, kval, lidelsemęka عذاب، ربړ، ستونزه tormento chin мучение utrpenie muka patnja plåga, pina, kval ความทรมาน şiddetli acı, azap 痛苦 мука; мордування سخت تکليف، اذيت nỗi đau 痛苦

2. something that causes this. foltering سَبب العَذاب причина за мъка tormento trýznění die Plage pinsel βάσανοtormento piin عامل رنج و عذاب kiusa tourmentעינוי कंटक što muči, uzrokuje patnju fájdalom penyebab siksaan raun; pynting tormento 苦痛の種 고통을 일으키는 것 kankynė mocības; mocīšana seksaan kwellingtortur, seigpining powód utrapienia عذاب وركول، tormento (izvor de) sufe­rinţă источник мучений trýznenie muka patnja plåga, pina, kval สาเหตุที่ทำให้เจ็บปวดทรมาน dert, baş belâsı 令人痛苦的事 джерело страждань تکليف دہ điều gây đau đớn 令人痛苦的事

(toːˈment) verb

to cause pain, suffering, worry etc to. She was tormented with worry/toothache. gepynig يُسَبب الألَم измъчвам atormentar trápit quälen plage βασανίζωatormentar vaevama عذاب دادن؛ رنج دادن piinata tourmenter לַעֲנוֹת सताना mučiti (meg)kínoz menyiksa kvelja tormentare 苦しめる 고통을 주다 kankinti mocīt menyeksa kwellenplage, pine, smerte zadręczać عذاب وركول atormentar a chinui мучить trápiť mučiti mučiti plåga, pina ทำให้ทรมาน azap çektirmek, eziyet etmek 使痛苦 мучити, катувати; завдавати болю تکليف دينا، اذيت دينا làm cho khổ sở 使痛苦

torˈmentor (-ˈmen-) noun

a person who torments. folteraar مُعَذِّب мъчител atormentador mučitel, -ka der/die Peiniger(in) plageånd βασανιστήςtormento, persona/cosa que atormenta piinaja زجر دهنده؛ شکنجه گر kiusaaja tourmenteur/-euse מענה उत्पीड़क, जालिम mučitelj kínzó penyiksa kvalari tormentatore 苦しめる人 괴롭히는 것 kankintojas mocītājs penyeksa kweller plageånd, bøddel dręczyciel عذاب وركوونكى ځوروونكى atormentador om care chinuieşte мучитель mučiteľ, -ka mučitelj mučitelj plågoande คนหรือสิ่งที่ทรมาน işkenceci 使痛苦的人或物 мучитель, кат اذيت رساں người chịu nỗi đau 使痛苦的人或物

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