# tormentor

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɔːˈmɛn.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #66,353

## Definitions
1. One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.
2. One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.
3. Something abstract that causes suffering.
4. One of a pair of narrow curtains just behind the front curtain and teaser that mask the areas on the sides of the stage and can be adjusted to the desired width.
5. An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels.
6. A long meat-fork.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman tourmentour, from Old French tormenteor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tormentor