English Explanatory Dictionary

persecutor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.

Word forms

persecutor persecutors persecutour persecuter

Etymology

From Middle English persecutour, from Old French persecutor and Latin persecūtor. Displaced native Old English ēhtere.

Derived words

persecutress
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