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Persecutor definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PER'SECUTOR, n. One that persecutes; one that pursues another unjustly and vexatiously, particularly on account of religious principles.
Henry rejected the pope's supremacy, but retained every corruption beside, and became a cruel persecutor.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor]

Merriam Webster's

noun see persecute

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Persecutor Per"se*cu`tor, n. [L.: cf. F. pers['e]cuteur.] One who persecutes, or harasses. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(persecutors) The persecutors of a person or group treat them cruelly and unfairly, especially because of their religious or political beliefs, or their race. N-COUNT: usu pl