tyrant
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rənt noun
1.
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
2.
any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
3.
a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
4.
an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English tirant < Old French < Latin tyrannus < Greek týrannos
1250–1300; Middle English tirant < Old French < Latin tyrannus < Greek týrannos
Related forms
un·der·ty·rant, noun
Synonyms
1. despot, autocrat, dictator.
1. despot, autocrat, dictator.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot |
| 2. | any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner |
| 3. | anything that exercises tyrannical influence |
| 4. | (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper |
| [C13: from Old French tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos] | |
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Word Origin & History
tyrant
c.1300, "absolute ruler," from O.Fr. tyrant (12c.), from L. tyrannus "lord, master, tyrant" (cf. Sp. tirano, It. tiranno), from Gk. tyrannos "lord, master, sovereign, absolute ruler," a loan-word from a language of Asia Minor (probably Lydian); cf. Etruscan Turan "mistress, lady" (surname of Venus).
"In the exact sense, a tyrant is an individual who arrogates to himself the royal authority without having a right to it. This is how the Greeks understood the word 'tyrant': they applied it indifferently to good and bad princes whose authority was not legitimate." [Rousseau, "The Social Contract"]The spelling with -t arose in O.Fr. by analogy with prp. endings in -ant. Fem. form tyranness is recorded from 1590 (Spenser); cf. M.L. tyrannissa (1372).
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Example sentences
Rose's father was a bully and a tyrant and some kind of a handsome star and completely depressed and droll.
It makes no difference whether the actors be many or one, a tyrant or a mob.
The right to punish the tyrant and that to dethrone him are the same thing.
From midnight meetings to made-to-order drinks, this little tyrant keeps his parents on the run.
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