as in bully
a person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable persons
the loan shark hired an intimidator to make sure that he got all that was owed him
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Noun
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The second season finds Si-eun in a new school, which also has plenty of bullies.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Even in her small English town, her identity is defined by others: her father, the family business, and her former school bully who is still part of her life.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Volunteer historians and re-enactors will share living history of a small portion of Napoleon’s French Grande Army and the empire’s enemies, Britain, Austria, Prussia and their allies, on campaign in Spain.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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All Cherry Mary wants is to pass her Commercial Driver’s License test and become a trucker — but after her family’s criminal enterprise makes the wrong enemies, when the test starts, the trouble begins.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The story focuses on two figures, a school principal and a thug.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Resist this madness before the unhinged, heartless bully and his spellbound thugs shred our Constitution and our future.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Intimidator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidator. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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