English-Finnish translations for tormentor

Definition of tormentor

  • One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering
  • 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.W. P. Bowman and R. H. Ball, ''Theatre Language: A Diction of Terms in English of the Drama and Stage from Medieval to Modern Times'', New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1961, p.395,[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001111243]
  • An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels.Luke Hebert, ''The Engineer’s and Mechanic’s Encyclopædia'', London: Thomas Kelly, Volume 2, 1837 p.801: “TORMENTOR. An instrument much used in tillage, sometimes for breaking down the stiff clods, and at other times for skimming the surface turf, for the purpose of burning. It resembles a harrow in its general appearance, but runs upon wheels, and each tire is furnished with a hoe or share#Etymology_2|share that enters and cuts up the ground.”[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001509993]

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