Tormentor
(noun)
A person who causes emotional or physical pain to another.
Origin:
From the latin word "tormentum" meaning "torture" or "pain" and the suffix "-or" meaning "one who does something".
Examples:
- He was her tormentor and he made her life miserable.
- The bully was the tormentor of the class.
- The dictator was the tormentor of the people.
- The abuser was the tormentor of his family.
- The kidnapper was the tormentor of the hostages.