persecutor (Meaning)

Wordnet

persecutor (n)

someone who torments

Webster

persecutor (n.)

One who persecutes, or harasses.

FAQs About the word persecutor

someone who tormentsOne who persecutes, or harasses.

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rescuer, deliverer, protector, protector, rescuer, guard, guard, saviour, savior,defender

The regime's relentless persecution of dissidents stifled any hope of political dissent.

As a member of a marginalized group, he had faced a lifetime of persecution and discrimination.

The persecutors used threats and violence to intimidate their victims into silence.

The survivors of the persecution bore witness to the horrors they had endured.