tormenter

Variant of tormentor

tormentor definition

tor·men·tor (tôr ment′ər, tôr′ment′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that torments

  2. Etymology: because it can obstruct the view of those sitting at the sides

    Theater a flat or curtain that projects out onto either side of the proscenium stage, for concealing the wings and backstage from the audience
  3. Film a covered screen for absorbing echoes on a set

Etymology: ME tormentour < OFr tormenteor

Also sp. tormenter tor·ment′er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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