Tease
Tease noun - A person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another.
Usage example: she can be a very cruel tease when she happens upon an unpopular girl who is easily hurt
Tormentor and tease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tormentor" instead a noun "Tease".
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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