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tormentor vs tantalizer

tantalizer vs tormentor

tormentor and tantalizer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tormentor Yes No No No
tantalizer Yes No No No
As nouns, tantalizer is a hyponym of tormentor; that is, tantalizer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tormentor:
  • tormentor: someone who torments
  • tantalizer: someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach
Other hyponyms of tormentor include harasser, blighter, cuss, gadfly, pest, pesterer, tantaliser, witch-hunter.
tormentor (noun) tantalizer (noun)
a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach
someone who torments
Difference between tormentor and tantalizer

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