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| tor·men·tor [ tawr méntər ] (plural tor·ment·ors) or tor·ment·er [ tawr méntər ] (plural tor·ment·ers) |
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1. cause of torment: a cause of mental anguish, physical pain, annoyance, or anxiety
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2. theater curtain masking stage wings: a curtain or screen at each side of a theater stage that hides the wings from the audience
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3. movies echo-reducing device in filming: a panel of sound-absorbent material used to eliminate echo on a movie set
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| [13th century. < Anglo-Norman tormentour, Old French tormenteor< Latin tormentum (see torment)] |
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