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 Definitions of ruler  [ˈru lər]  

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Definition of 'ruler' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ruler
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.

2.  ruler
a person or thing that rules lines on paper, wood, etc.

Etymology:  (1325–75)

Definition of 'ruler' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ruler, swayer
a person who rules or commands
"swayer of the universe"

2. (noun) rule, ruler
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths


Definition of 'ruler' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) ruler
a single person in charge of a country
the ruler of Japan

2.  ruler
a long flat stick used for measuring
Underline the title with a ruler.


Definition of 'ruler' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ruler
one who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor

2. (noun) ruler
a straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a)


Translation of 'ruler' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who governs
the ruler of the state.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hoof Arabic flag Arabic: حاكِم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: владетел
Brazilian flag Brazilian: governante Czech flag Czech: vládce, panovník German flag German: der/die Herrscher(in)
Danish flag Danish: hersker Greek flag Greek: κυβερνήτης, άρχοντας Spanish flag Spanish: gobernante, dirigente
Estonian flag Estonian: valitseja Farsi flag Farsi: فرمانروا Finnish flag Finnish: hallitsija
French flag French: souverain/-aine; chef (d' Hebrew flag Hebrew: שָׁלִיט Hindi flag Hindi: शासक
Croatian flag Croatian: vladar Hungarian flag Hungarian: uralkodó Indonesian flag Indonesian: penguasa
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stjórnandi Italian flag Italian: governante, sovrano Japanese flag Japanese: 支配者
Korean flag Korean: 지배자 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: valdovas Latvian flag Latvian: valdnieks
Malay flag Malay: pemerintah Dutch flag Dutch: heerser Norwegian flag Norwegian: hersker, leder, statssjef
Polish flag Polish: władca Persian flag Persian: فرمانروا Pashto flag Pashto: فرمانروا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: governante Romanian flag Romanian: suveran;şef de stat Russian flag Russian: правитель
Slovak flag Slovak: vládca, panovník Slovenian flag Slovenian: vladar Serbian flag Serbian: vladar
Swedish flag Swedish: härskare, styresman Thai flag Thai: ผู้ปกครอง Turkish flag Turkish: yönetici
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 統治者 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: правитель Urdu flag Urdu: حکمراں
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: người cai trị Chinese flag Chinese: 统治者

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