Hyphenation
per·se·cu·torTurkish pronunciation
pırsıkyutırPronunciation
/ˈpərsəˌkyo͞otər/ /ˈpɜrsəˌkjuːtɜr/
Etymology
[ 'p&r-si-"kyüt ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French persecuter, back-formation from persecuteur persecutor, from Late Latin persecutor, from persequi to persecute, from Latin, to pursue, from per- through + sequi to follow; more at SUE.