English Dictionary

tormentor

名詞

古語 比喩的用法 廃用

One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering. / (archaic) A person delegated to torture prisoners. / (figuratively) Something abstract that causes suffering.

日本語の意味

苦しめる者。苦しみを与える人、動物、または物（比喩的には、抽象的なものが苦しみを引き起こす場合も含む） / 拷問を行う人物（歴史的・古風な用法として、囚人を拷問する任務を帯びた人物を指す場合もある）

She finally confronted her tormentor and refused to live in fear any longer.

彼女はついに自分を苦しめていた人に立ち向かい、これ以上恐れて生きることを拒んだ。

意味（1）

One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.

意味（2）

(archaic) A person delegated to torture prisoners.

And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Something abstract that causes suffering.

These words hereafter thy tormentors be!

意味（4）

(theater) One of a pair of narrow curtains just behind the front curtain and teaser that mask the areas on the sides of the stage and can be adjusted to the desired width.

Then Nathan Eldred, gently pushing, was muttering, ‘On you go, dear. Good luck!’ and she was edging between the tormentor and the backing flats, in front of the curtain, holding her small hands out to the sudden-silenced audience […]

意味（5）

An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels.

意味（6）

(obsolete, nautical) A long meat-fork.

Cabin furniture received onboard the U.S.F. Constellation at Washington […] 1 Cleaver and tormentors/Cook; [footnote:] A tormentor is a long iron meat fork used by sea cooks.

tormentors （ plural ）