Pēr'se-eū'tor, n.

n. [Lat. persecutor; Fr. persécuteur, Sp. & Pg. perseguidor, It. persecutore, perseguitore.] One who persecutes. “Persecutor I am sure thou art.” Shak.

Henry rejected the pope’s supremacy, but retained every corruption beside, and became a cruel persecutor. Swift.