persecutor

[US]/'pɝsɪkjutɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who forcefully oppresses or harms others.

Example Sentences

The persecutor was brought to justice for his crimes.

The persecutor was known for targeting specific groups of people.

The persecutor used fear to control his victims.

The persecutor's actions were condemned by the international community.

The persecutor was finally exposed for his heinous acts.

The persecutor's reign of terror came to an end.

The persecutor faced backlash from human rights organizations.

The persecutor's victims sought justice for the crimes committed against them.

The persecutor's identity was finally revealed to the public.

The persecutor's actions left a lasting impact on the community.

Real-world Examples

How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?

Source: 19 Psalms Musical Bible Theater Version - NIV

I heard not even the retiring footsteps of my Persecutors.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

The iron-hearted Puritan, the relentless persecutor, the grasping and strong-willed man was dead!

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

He gave preference to exile and took care to save his persecutors a crime, because he was a very honest man.

Source: Goose Palm Queen Barbecue Restaurant (Part 1)

And so there's no obstacle, there's no enemy, there's no difficulty, there's no persecutor or persecution that is bigger than You, is stronger than You.

Source: Understand the Bible in one year.

But affliction makes opposing forces loom anthropomorphous; and those ideas were now exchanged for a sense of Jude and herself fleeing from a persecutor.

Source: Jude the Obscure (Part Two)

But looking on my left hand, I saw a horse walking softly in the field; which my persecutors having sooner discovered, was the cause of their flight.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

" Madam, you could not remain in India, and your safety could only be assured by bringing you to such a distance that your persecutors could not take you" .

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

It was well known that the victim had recognized the bitterness of personal enmity in his persecutor's conduct towards him, and that he declared himself hunted to death for his spoil.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.

Source: 24 Jeremiah Musical Bible Drama - NIV

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