English → Latin
“persecutor” in Latin
vexōto shake or jolt violently; to harass, annoy; to vex, trouble (strong term, involving violence)EutropiusFlavius Eutropius (Roman historian)inimīcusunfriendly, hostile, inimical; injurious
The English word persecutor itself goes back to Latin persecūtor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
persecutor
vexator: alicui infestus; ☞ persecutor in this sense is not found in good prose: a persecutor of the Christians, Christianae religionis vexator (Eutropius); populi Christiani vexator; Christiano nomini inimicus, or inimicissimus (after Nep., Hann., 7, 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for persecutor?
- The usual Latin words for “persecutor” are vexō, Eutropius, inimīcus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.