1
as in tormenter
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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as in nuisance
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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Noun
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An American Werewolf in London' (1981) American dudes backpacking in England get attacked by a werewolf, one of them becomes a beastly nuisance on the full moon, and things get bloody freaky in old London Town.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025 -
In the longer term, the City Council would do well to reconsider enacting a city nuisance ordinance that would punish anyone rioting, looting, obstructing the public way, disrupting traffic, physically assaulting a police officer or even publicly calling for such behavior.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Only time will tell, but this tease at retirement has fans panicking in Los Angeles.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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And finally, there’s the draftees, the teases, the flash players, the long shots, and the camp bodies.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Some of those annoyances include busier streets, increased housing prices and tourist traffic.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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But investors’ annoyance over his answers pointed to Walgreens’ much deeper problems.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
Noun
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After a few years of decreasing infection, the pests rarely trouble citrus trees.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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Wasps are beneficial as pollinators and pest controls, but a nest near your house can cause problems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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For example, Sherman, who joined the show’s cast in 2021, is his greatest tormentor.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
17 May 2025
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The identity of his tormentors and their reason for targeting him remains a mystery until the final minutes, which turn the episode into one sick, distasteful joke.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Persecutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecutor. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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