A person who adulterates, corrupts, or debases; an adulterator of something.

A person who twists or perverts the meaning of something. Obsolete.

A person who perverts; a person who exhibits or practises perversion.

One who wrests, strains, or deflects the meaning or application of words, etc.; a perverter, distorter.

One who or that which corrupts: in various senses.

= wrester, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

A person who stretches, strains, or twists something (esp. the meaning of words). Also: a person who imposes rack rents.

A person who twists or perverts the meaning of something; = writher, n. 1. Cf. wreathe, v. 2. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. A person who distorts the meaning of a text. Obsolete. rare.

= wraker, n.

One who or that which inflicts or causes torture; a tormentor; spec. one who executes judicial torture.