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Noun
S:
(n)
pest
,
blighter
,
cuss
,
pesterer
,
gadfly
(a persistently annoying person)
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
tormentor
,
tormenter
,
persecutor
(someone who torments)
S:
(n)
harasser
(a persistent tormentor)
S:
(n)
pest
,
blighter
,
cuss
,
pesterer
,
gadfly
(a persistently annoying person)
S:
(n)
tantalizer
,
tantaliser
(someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach)
S:
(n)
witch-hunter
(someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions)
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
chap
,
fellow
,
feller
,
fella
,
lad
,
gent
,
blighter
,
cuss
,
bloke
(a boy or man)
"that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
S:
(n)
curse
,
curse word
,
expletive
,
oath
,
swearing
,
swearword
,
cuss
(profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger)
"expletives were deleted"
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Verb
S:
(v)
curse
,
cuss
,
blaspheme
,
swear
,
imprecate
(utter obscenities or profanities)
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"