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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