Needler
Needler noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.
Usage example: those merciless needlers who had the child in tears almost every day at school
Tormentor
Tormentor noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.
Usage example: shocked by the news that his chief tormentor from elementary school had committed suicide at the age of 30
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