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persecutor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun persecutor has 1 sense
- persecutor(n = noun.person) tormenter, tormentor - someone who torments; Array has particulars: harasser, blighter, cuss, gadfly, pest, pesterer, tantaliser, tantalizer, witch-hunter
is a kind of oppressor
Derived form verb persecute1
CIDE DICTIONARY
persecutor, n. [L.: cf. F. persécuteur.].
One who persecutes, or harasses. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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