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persecutor

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1 a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
  • years later his schoolyard persecutor would end up being one of his low-paid employees

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2 one who is obnoxiously annoying
  • on this flight my airline-appointed persecutor was a chattering nitwit who could not stop talking about himself

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“Persecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecutor. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.

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