tormenter

• Существительное, обозначающее человека, который намеренно причиняет боль, страдания или раздражение другим, или плоскую кулису с каждой стороны сцены, используемую для того, чтобы скрыть боковые части сцены от зрителей.

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

1. One who causes sufferingB2formal

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

   Мучитель

   • The bully was a relentless tormenter to the younger students.
   • In the story, the villain is the tormenter of the hero.
   • She finally escaped her tormenter and found peace.

   Синонимыabuserbullyharasseroppressorpersecutortormentortorturertyrant

   Антонимыcomforter

2. Theatrical side screenC1formalart

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

   Кулиса

   • The stagehands adjusted the tormenter to create a more intimate setting.
   • The actor waited behind the tormenter for his cue.
   • The set design included a black velvet tormenter to frame the scene.