Tyrant (Noun)
Meaning 1
A cruel and oppressive dictator.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The new government, fearful of a resurgence of power, forbade any portraits of the deceased tyrant to be displayed.
- King Ashoka of the ancient Indian Empire Mauryan dynasty began his reign as a fierce and oppressive tyrant.
- Raul Castro proved himself a cold tyrant to Cuban exiles fleeing from Fidel Castro.
- Their neighbors consider their cranky landlady to be a merciless tyrant of rental policy enforcement.
- Caligula quickly emerged as one of Rome's worst and most unpredictable tyrant during the years following Emperor Tiberius's rule.
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Meaning 2
In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
Any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.