What does Torturer mean?
Definitions for Torturer
tor·tur·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Torturer.
Princeton's WordNet
torturernoun
someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)
Wiktionary
torturernoun
Someone who tortures.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Torturernoun
He who tortures; tormenter.
Etymology: from torture.
I play the torturer by small and small,
To lengthen out the worst that must be spoken. William Shakespeare.When king Edward the second was amongst his torturers, the more to disgrace his face, they shaved him, and washed him with cold water; the king said, well, yet I will have warm water, and so shed abundance of tears. Francis Bacon, Apoph.
Turning our tortures into horrid arms
Against the torturer. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii.
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torturer
A torturer is an individual who inflicts severe physical or mental pain or suffering on someone, often to punish, extract information, intimidate, or for the personal pleasure. It is viewed as inhuman and is generally illegal. Torturers often use systematic and deliberate methods to create an intense feeling of fear, helplessness, or despair.
Webster Dictionary
Torturernoun
one who tortures; a tormentor
Wikidata
Torturer
Torturer is a Death/Thrash metal band, formed in 1989 in Santiago, Chile. The band is one of only a few Chilean bands recognized beyond the borders of its own country.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Torturer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Torturer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Torturer in a Sentence
I am not 100% perfect, but I am not an animal. I’m not a torturer. And I’m not a monster. I’m just not.
I knew the torturer to be the sort of person who would say and do anything to get the answer he wanted.
You're a CIA agent and you're here to get the other CIA agent. We have him. i knew the torturer to be the sort of person who would say and do anything to get the answer he wanted.
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- torturadorCatalan, Valencian
- mučitelCzech
- FolterknechtGerman
- βασανιστήςGreek
- kiduttajaFinnish
- tortionnaireFrench
- सितमगरHindi
- torturatorInterlingue
- seviziatore, torturatore, tormentatore, aguzzino, tormentatriceItalian
- torturistNorwegian
- torturadorPortuguese
- мучи́тельница, мучи́тельRussian
- torterareSwedish
- işkenceciTurkish
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