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persecutor
per·se·cute P0206100 (pûr′sĭ-kyo͞ot′)tr.v. per·se·cut·ed, per·se·cut·ing, per·se·cutes 1. To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs.2. To annoy persistently; bother: persecuted the babysitter with foolish questions.
[Middle English, from Old French persecuter, back-formation from persecuteur, persecutor, from Late Latin persecūtor, from persecūtus, past participle of persequī, to persecute, from Latin, to pursue : per-, per- + sequī, to follow; see sekw- in Indo-European roots.]
per′se·cu·tee′ (-kyo͞o-tē′) n.per′se·cu′tive, per′se·cu·to′ry (-kyo͝o-tôr′ē, -kyo͞o′tə-rē) adj.per′se·cu′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  persecutor - someone who torments tormenter, tormentorharasser - a persistent tormentoroppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressuresblighter, cuss, gadfly, pesterer, pest - a persistently annoying persontantaliser, tantalizer - someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reachwitch-hunter - someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions |
Translationspersecute (ˈpəːsikjuːt) verb to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs. They were persecuted for their religion. 迫害，殘害 迫害ˌperseˈcution noun 迫害 迫害ˈpersecutor noun 迫害者 迫害者
IdiomsSeepersecuteEncyclopediaSeePersecutionpersecutor
Synonyms for persecutornoun someone who tormentsSynonymsRelated Words- harasser
- oppressor
- blighter
- cuss
- gadfly
- pesterer
- pest
- tantaliser
- tantalizer
- witch-hunter
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