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Oppressor

One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.

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Dictator 76% connected

One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others.

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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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Torturer 76% connected

One who tortures; a tormentor.

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Whipper 76% connected

One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.

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Persecute 74% connected

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Persecute 74% connected

To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to…

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Suppress 74% connected

To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

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Suppress 74% connected

To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

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