Definitions for tyrantˈtaɪ rənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ty•rantˈtaɪ rənt(n.)
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
Category: Government
any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
Category: Government
a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
an absolute ruler, esp. one in ancient Greece or Sicily.
Category: Government, Ancient History
Origin of tyrant:
1250–1300; ME < OF < L tyrannus < Gk týrannos
Princeton's WordNet
tyrant, autocrat, despot(noun)
a cruel and oppressive dictator
tyrant(noun)
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
tyrant(noun)
any person who exercises power in a cruel way
"his father was a tyrant"
Wiktionary
tyrant(Noun)
An absolute ruler who governs without restriction.
tyrant(Noun)
A harsh and cruel ruler.
tyrant(Noun)
An oppressive, cruel and harsh person.
Origin: From tirant (French tyran), from tyrannus, from τύραννος.
Webster Dictionary
Tyrant(noun)
an absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty
Tyrant(noun)
specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor
Tyrant(noun)
any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidae; -- called also tyrant bird
Tyrant(verb)
to act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical
Translations for tyrant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tiranAfrikaans
- مُسْتَبِد، ظالِم، طاغِيَه، جائِرArabic
- деспотBulgarian
- tiranoPortuguese (BR)
- tyranCzech
- der/die Tyrann(in)German
- tyranDanish
- τύραννοςGreek
- tiranoSpanish
- türannEstonian
- حاکم مستبد؛ ظالمFarsi
- tyranniFinnish
- tyranFrench
- עָרִיץHebrew
- निरंकुश शासकHindi
- tiranin, despotCroatian
- zsarnokHungarian
- tiraniIndonesian
- harðstjóriIcelandic
- tirannoItalian
- 暴君Japanese
- 독재Korean
- tironas, despotasLithuanian
- tirānsLatvian
- orang yg zalimMalay
- tiranDutch
- tyrannNorwegian
- tyranPolish
- حاکم مستبد؛ ظالمPersian
- ظالم ، ظالم حاکمPashto
- tiranoPortuguese
- tiranRomanian
- тиранRussian
- tyran, despotaSlovak
- tiranSlovenian
- tiraninSerbian
- tyrannSwedish
- ผู้ปกครองที่เผด็จการThai
- zorbaTurkish
- 專制統治者，暴君Chinese (Trad.)
- тиран; деспотUkrainian
- ظالم حکمراںUrdu
- bạo chúaVietnamese
- 专制统治者，暴君Chinese (Simp.)
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