PERSECUTOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who torments

Synonyms:

persecutor; tormenter; tormentor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("persecutor" is a kind of...):

oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persecutor"):

harasser (a persistent tormentor)

blighter; cuss; gadfly; pest; pesterer (a persistently annoying person)

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)

Derivation:

persecute (cause to suffer)