Tyrant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtaɪrənt|
Brit.
|ˈtaɪr(ə)nt|
noun
- a cruel and oppressive dictator (syn: autocrat, despot)
- in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
- any person who exercises power in a cruel way
- in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
- any person who exercises power in a cruel way
his father was a tyrant
Extra examples
Our boss is a real tyrant.
...the people universally feared the tyrant, who was notorious for his frequent use of torture...
The country had long been ruled by tyrants.
My headmaster was a real tyrant.
He was a cruel tyrant who was hated and feared by his people.
...looked to the European powers for deliverance from their country's cruel tyrant...
...a reprehensible tyrant, who oppressed his country for decades, has finally been brought to justice...
Word forms
noun
singular: tyrant
plural: tyrants
singular: tyrant
plural: tyrants
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