persecutor

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
persecutor
    n 1: someone who torments [syn: {tormentor}, {tormenter},
         {persecutor}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Persecutor \Per"se*cu`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. pers['e]cuteur.]
   One who persecutes, or harasses. --Shak.
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