Torturer
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who tortures.
"I play the torturer by ſmall and ſmall / To lengthen out the worſt that muſt be ſpoken: […]"
- 2 someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) wordnet
Example
More examples"A person worse than the torturer exists: it's his assistant."
Etymology
From torture + -er.