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
Before "Cobra Kai," Daniel LaRusso's tormentor Johnny Lawrence starred in an Internet fantasy pitching him as the real hero of "The Karate Kid."
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
That I would approach him and speak so boldly also did not suit my tormentor.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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