tormenter

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But that vindictiveness seems to retreat — or is it deepening? — when Peter returns from school to visit his mother and, against all odds, begins to forge an odd kinship with his former tormenter.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Howell's chief tormenter was Georgia Tech linebacker Charlie Thomas, who had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles in the Tar Heels backfield.

From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2021

His chief tormenter was Georgia Tech linebacker Charlie Thomas, who had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles in the Tar Heels backfield.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021

It also gives the Raptors the world’s greatest LeBron stopper, albeit a few weeks after the team’s long-time tormenter moved to the Western Conference.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2018

But he grinned good-naturedly and wiped the surplus grease off his hands over the head of his tormenter.

From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank