A violent, overbearing, or quarrelsome person (or thing personified); a blustering bully. Now somewhat rare except as in sense A. 2b.
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing > domineering person (9) termagant1508 A violent, overbearing, or quarrelsome person (or thing personified); a blustering bully. Now somewhat rare except as in sense A. 2b. overdog1908 = top dog, n.. Cf. underdog, n. whale1914 Allusive, proverbial, transferred, and figurative uses of sense 1. allusively. bossy-boots1983 a domineering person (see boots, n.1 3). Subcategories:— woman (5) |
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