tormentor vs tyrant

tormentor

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

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

  • Something abstract that causes suffering. 

  • 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. 

tyrant

noun
  • Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. 

  • A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. 

  • A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. 

  • A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. 

  • The tyrant birds, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests. 

adj
  • Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant. 

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