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Tantalizer

One who tantalizes.

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Persecutor 76% connected

One who persecutes, or harasses.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tormenter 76% connected

One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tormentor 76% connected

One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.

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Bait 74% connected

Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bait 74% connected

Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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