/tawr men"teuhr, tawr"men-/ , n.
1. a person or thing that torments.
2. Theat. a curtain or framed structure behind the proscenium at both sides of the stage, for screening the wings from the audience. Cf. teaser (def. 2).
Also, tormenter .
[ 1250-1300; ME tormento ( u ) r tormenteor. See TORMENT, -OR 2 ]