Synonyms of persecutors

persecutors

noun

plural of persecutor

1

as in torturers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• torturers
• tormentors
• harassers
• teases
• victimizers
• attackers
• mockers
• accusers
• hecklers
• baiters
• assailants
• taunters
• teasers
• detractors
• ridiculers
• needlers
• scorners
• quizzers
• quizzes
• scoffers
• insulters
• troublemakers
• disturbers
• pests
• wiseacres
• satirists
• wise guys
• blamers
• smart alecks
• jeerers
• belittlers
• deriders
• molesters
• gibers
• smarties
• kidders
• trash-talkers
• smarty-pants
• lampooners
• bothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenders
• protectors
• rescuers
• guards
• saviors
• deliverers
• comforters
• champions
• bodyguards
• solaces
• soothers
• succorers

2

as in nuisances

one who is obnoxiously annoying

on this flight my airline-appointed persecutor was a chattering nitwit who could not stop talking about himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nuisances
• annoyers
• pests
• annoyances
• pains
• gadflies
• teases
• teasers
• bothers
• pains in the neck
• headaches
• gnawers
• torturers
• tormentors
• nudniks
• hecklers
• harriers
• plagues
• interrupters
• harassers
• molesters
• hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charmers
• comforters
• smoothies
• soothers
• solacers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of persecutors

Shakespeare humanizes the Elizabethan stage stereotype of the villainous Jew by giving Shylock ample reason for wanting to get back at his Christian persecutors. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026

Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025

That is a nasty process which involves digging up Ambar’s still-fresh corpse, then subjecting it to various grisly indignities night after night as retribution gets visited upon our heroine’s persecutors. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025

Using it to describe this week’s attack on Huwara – or other similar attacks in Israel or Palestine – effectively puts Israel in the place of the Jews’ historic persecutors. — Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2023