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noun
Someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion).
is a specific kind of: oppressor.
is a broader term that covers: flogger, scourger.
derivation: excruciate, torment, torture | excruciate, rack, torment, torture.
Dutch: folteraar
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