Tyrant (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A cruel and oppressive dictator.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

• Despot
• Autocrat

Hypernyms

• Potentate

Related Words

• Tyrannize (verb)
• Tyrannous (adjective)

Meaning ²

In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

• Swayer

Meaning ³

Any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant".

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Hypernyms

• Somebody
• Soul
• Individual
• Someone
• Mortal

Related Words

• Tyrannous (adjective)