Antonyms for persecutor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pur-si-kyoot
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr sɪˌkyut


Definition of persecutor

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Anglo-French persecutour, Old French persecutor "persecutor, enemy" (12c., Modern French persécuteur), from Latin persecutor, agent noun from persequi (see persecution).
  • As in oppressor : noun tyrant
  • As in bigot : noun intolerant, prejudiced person
  • As in bully : noun domineering person
  • As in intimidator : noun bully
Example sentences :
  • Her persecutor stifled an oath, and sprung after and arrested her.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Between them they hope to bring the persecutor of the faithful on his knees.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Aunt Lucy was obliged to obey, at least while her persecutor was in the room.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • In him we may behold the difference between the end of a martyr and a persecutor.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • Quin looked at her as a Christian martyr might have looked at his persecutor.
  • Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
  • Henry was a reformer,—he could not be persuaded to become a persecutor.
  • Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 » by J. Endell Tyler
  • At the end of a week, Kathinka received a second letter from her persecutor.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
  • She gave a faint scream and drew back with a shudder at the sight of their persecutor.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • Probably this was the source of Paul's zeal in the work of the persecutor.
  • Extract from : « The Preacher and His Models » by James Stalker
  • Why, who is it but you who are the persecutor of this poor lone creature?
  • Extract from : « The Champdoce Mystery » by Emile Gaboriau

Synonyms for persecutor

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