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View usage for: (əpresəʳ) Word forms: plural oppressorscountable noun [oft with poss]An oppressor is a person or group of people that is treating another person or group of peoplecruelly or unfairly. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors. Synonyms: persecutor, tyrant, bully, scourge More Synonyms of oppressor Examples of 'oppressor' in a sentenceoppressor She felt that in a single generation, the victims had become the oppressors.In panic, they are resorting to the tactics of their former oppressors: using heavily armed police to physically subdue the population. The rebels called upon the people to rise up against their oppressors. Synonyms persecutor scourge tormentor taskmaster iron hand slave-driver harrier intimidator subjugator Additional synonymsDefinition a dictatorial person Her management style was that of an unapologetic autocrat. Synonyms dictator, tyrant, Big Brother, control freak, despot, absolutistDefinition a person who hurts, persecutes, or intimidates weaker people I fell victim to the office bully. Synonyms persecutor, tough, oppressor, tormentor, bully boy, browbeater, coercer, ruffian, intimidator Definition any person in power who acts tyrannically He described the president as a ruthless despot. Synonyms tyrant, dictator, totalitarian, Big Brother, oppressor, control freak, autocrat, monocrat - oppressed
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Additional synonymsDefinition any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner Since 1804 the country has been mostly ruled by tyrants. Synonyms dictator, bully, authoritarian, Big Brother, oppressor, control freak, despot, autocrat, absolutist, martinet, slave-driver |