Definitions for oppressor
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op•pressəˈprɛs(v.t.)
to govern or manage with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; exercise harsh authority or power over.
to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.); weigh down.
Archaic. to put down; subdue or suppress.
Origin of oppress:
1300–50; < MF oppresser < ML oppressāre, der. of L oppressus, ptp. of opprimere to squeeze, suffocate =op-op-+primere (comb. form of premere to press1
op•pres′sor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
oppressor(noun)
a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
Wiktionary
oppressor(Noun)
Someone who oppresses another or others.
Translations for oppressor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
oppressor(noun)
a ruler who oppresses his people; a tyrant.
- verdrukker, onderdrukker, tiranAfrikaans
- ظالِم، مُضْطَهِد، مُسْتَبِدArabic
- потисникBulgarian
- opressorPortuguese (BR)
- utlačovatelCzech
- der/die Unterdrücker(in)German
- undertrykker; tyranDanish
- καταπιεστής, τύραννοςGreek
- opresorSpanish
- rõhuja, despootEstonian
- ستمگرFarsi
- sortajaFinnish
- oppresseurFrench
- רוֹדָןHebrew
- अत्याचारीHindi
- tiranin, tlačiteljCroatian
- zsarnokHungarian
- penindasIndonesian
- kúgariIcelandic
- oppressoreItalian
- 圧制者Japanese
- 억압자Korean
- engėjas, prispaudėjasLithuanian
- apspiedējs; paverdzinātājsLatvian
- penindasMalay
- onderdrukkerDutch
- undertrykker, tyrannNorwegian
- ciemiężcaPolish
- ستمگرPersian
- ظالمPashto
- opressorPortuguese
- despot, tiranRomanian
- угнетатель; тиранRussian
- utláčateľSlovak
- zatiralecSlovenian
- tiraninSerbian
- förtryckareSwedish
- ทรราชย์Thai
- zalim (yönetici)Turkish
- 壓迫者Chinese (Trad.)
- гнобительUkrainian
- ظالمUrdu
- kẻ áp bứcVietnamese
- 压迫者Chinese (Simp.)
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