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persecutor

/pˈɝsəkjˌutɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-se-cu-tor
IPA
/pˈɝsəkjˌutɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English persecutour, from Old French persecutor and Latin persecūtor. Displaced native Old English ēhtere.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

persecutors (plural) persecutour (alternative) persecuter (alternative)

Derived Forms

persecutress

Synonyms

tormentor tormenter

Questions

How do you pronounce persecutor?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝsəkjˌutɚ/.
What does persecutor mean?
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
Where does persecutor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce persecutor

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