tormentor

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die absichtlich Schmerz, Leid oder Ärger zufügt; außerdem eine flache Kulisse an jeder Seite der Bühne, die die Seitenräume vor den Zuschauern verdeckt.

A noun referring to a person who causes deliberate pain, suffering, or annoyance, or a flat positioned at each side of a stage to conceal the wings from the audience.

1. One who causes sufferingB2formal

   A person who deliberately inflicts pain, suffering, or distress on another.

   Peiniger

   • The bully was known as the tormentor of the schoolyard.
   • She finally escaped from her tormentor after years of abuse.
   • The villain in the story is a cruel tormentor of the innocent.

   Synonymeabuserbullyharasseroppressorpersecutorsadisttormentertorturervictimizer

   Antonymecomforter

2. Theatrical masking panelC1formal

   A flat piece of scenery placed at each side of the stage to hide the wings from the audience's view.

   Kulisse

   • The stagehand adjusted the tormentor to block the backstage area.
   • The set design included a black tormentor on each side of the stage.
   • The actor waited behind the tormentor for his cue.

   Synonymewing