persecutor

English

Alternative forms

persecutour (obsolete)

Noun

persecutor (plural persecutors)

A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.

Latin

Etymology

From persequor, persecutus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /per.seˈkuː.tor/, [pɛr.sɛˈkuː.tɔr]

Noun

persecūtor m (genitive persecūtōris); third declension

pursuer
(Ecclesiastical Latin) persecutor of Christians

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	persecūtor	persecūtōrēs
Genitive	persecūtōris	persecūtōrum
Dative	persecūtōrī	persecūtōribus
Accusative	persecūtōrem	persecūtōrēs
Ablative	persecūtōre	persecūtōribus
Vocative	persecūtor	persecūtōrēs

Related terms

persector

Descendants

English: persecutor, persecute
French: persécuteur
Italian: persecutore
Spanish: persecutor

References

persecutor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
persecutor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin persecutor, from Latin persequor, persecutus.

Noun

persecutor m (plural persecutores)

persecutor

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