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Harasser

One who harasses.

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Aggressor 76% connected

The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

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Assailant 76% connected

Assailing; attacking.

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Assaulter 76% connected

One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.

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Attacker 76% connected

One who attacks.

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Persecutor 76% connected

One who persecutes, or harasses.

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Tormenter 76% connected

One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.

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Tormentor 76% connected

One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.

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Derivationally related 4

Chevy 74% connected

See Chivy, v. t.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chevy 74% connected

See Chivy, v. t.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Harass 74% connected

To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Harass 74% connected

To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Harrier 92% connected

One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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