Bully
Bully noun - A person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller or weaker persons.
Usage example: officials were warned that if they wished to avoid a school shooting, they had to deal with the local bullies
Teaser and bully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Teaser" instead a noun "Bully".
Teaser
Teaser noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Also, Bas van Toor went solo afterwards and released two series of his own.The series (and the translated titels): De Plaaggeest (The Bully or The Teaser): When Bassie fails to set the alarm clock, he and Adriaan oversleep and miss the departure of the circus to the next town.
Source: Series / Bassie & Adriaan
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