βασανιστής — meaning in English

English meaning

• tormentor noun A person, animal, or thing that causes ongoing suffering or distress.
• torturer noun A person who tortures someone else.

Senses

βασανιστής is used for these senses in English:

• tormentor One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.
• torturer Someone who tortures.

tormentor — full definition

1. noun A person, animal, or thing that causes ongoing suffering or distress.
2. noun In theatre, one of a pair of narrow curtains just behind the front curtain that hides the sides of the stage from the audience.

Related Greek words