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Definition of Torturer
1. Noun. Someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion).
Generic synonyms: Oppressor
Derivative terms: Torture, Torture
Definition of Torturer
1. n. One who tortures; a tormentor.
Definition of Torturer
1. Noun. Someone who tortures. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Torturer
1. one that tortures [n -S] - See also: tortures
Lexicographical Neighbors of Torturer
Literary usage of Torturer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of by Charles de Coster (1918)
"The torturer then wrapped some damp cloths round her breast and body and legs,
... When the torturer saw that she was recovered from this first ordeal, ..."
2. The Cloister and the Hearth: Or, Maid, Wife, and Widow; a Matter-of-fact Romance by Charles Reade (1861)
"And then that mental torturer, Suspense, began to tear her heavy heart with his
hot pincers, till ehe cried out often and vehemently, ' Oh, ..."
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