#persecutor__tormentor__tormenter  someone who torments
  supertype:  #oppressor  a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
  subtype:  #pest__blighter__cuss__pesterer__gadfly  a persistently annoying person
     subtype:  #nudnik__nudnick  (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
  subtype:  #tantalizer__tantaliser  someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach
  subtype:  #witch-hunter__witchhunter  someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions

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