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Tormentor (Noun)

Someone who torments.

Nouns denoting people.

The school bully was a constant tormentor to the shy and timid students in his class.
Her ex-boyfriend became a tormentor after their breakup, constantly calling and texting her.
The strict teacher was a tormentor to the students who struggled with the difficult coursework.
The noisy neighbor was a tormentor to the family who lived next door, disrupting their peaceful evenings.
The con artist was a tormentor to the elderly woman, draining her savings with false promises.

A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The heavy velvet drapes used as tormentors in theaters have seen decades of performances.
Their experience was hampered by one crucial missing item – tormentors, without which actors entering and exiting from stage right could be clearly seen by the audience.
Those enormous wings which should hold a tormentor seemed vulnerable in comparison.
Production expenses did rise but was met well, enough that for an openable wall system a tormentor could be added to improve audience perceptions.
Cost considerations forced the school production to lose out on such finer details as installing tormentors.