persecutor
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per·se·cute
(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.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() harasser - a persistent tormentor oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures tantaliser, tantalizer - someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach witch-hunter - someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions |
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Translations
مُضْطَهِد، ظالِم
-kapronásledovatel
forfølger
ofsækjandi
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persecutor
n → Verfolger(in) m(f)
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persecutor
[ˈpɜːsɪkjuːtəʳ] n → persecutore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
persecute
(ˈpəːsikjuːt) verb to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs. They were persecuted for their religion.
ˌperseˈcution nounˈpersecutor noun
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