Persecutor

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːrsəˌkjuːtər/

Persecutor (noun)

  1. A person who repeatedly treats someone badly because of who they are, causing fear, suffering, or unfair punishment.
  2. A person or group that attacks people for their beliefs, trying to stop them from practising their religion.

Examples

  • The persecutor chose targets for harm in every neighborhood.
  • Those targets for harm were protected after the persecutor was identified.