Meaning & use
Tormentors
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People or things that cause severe mental or physical suffering to others.
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The schoolyard bully and his tormentors made every recess miserable for the younger kids.
In her nightmares, shadowy tormentors chased her through endless hallways.
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In theater, "tormentors" also refers to the narrow, movable curtains or flats placed just behind the proscenium arch to mask the wings from the audience.
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2. noun
Movable curtains or panels positioned just behind a stage's proscenium arch to hide the wings from the audience.
The stagehands adjusted the tormentors before the curtain rose.
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