tormentor
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The tension comes from Odd Henderson, a schoolyard bully and tireless tormentor of Buddy, a character based on the young Capote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Ohtani initiated a high-five with his tormentor, who playfully bowed in deference.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025
England's greatest tormentor in the CricViz era has been Steve Smith but even the great Australia does not come close to a century as controlled as Gill's here.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
But you say, he's important because he’s his redemption and also his tormentor.
From Salon • May 27, 2024
I explained that it was Edmund, my childhood tormentor, and described his menacing ways.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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