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[ tahy-ruhnt ] / ˈtaɪ rənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tyrant ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically. a tyrannical or compulsory influence. an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily. Origin of tyrant1250–1300; Middle English tirant<Old French <Latin tyrannus<Greek týrannosSYNONYMS FOR tyrant1 despot, autocrat, dictator. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tyrant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM tyrantun·der·ty·rant, nounWords nearby tyranttyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, tyrannous, tyrannulet, tyranny, tyrant, tyrant flycatcher, tyre, Tyree, Tyrian, Tyrian purple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tyrantHe amplified assertions that Whitmer was acting like a tyrant, something the plotters allegedly said themselves. Five falsehoods spurring Republican concern about the election|Philip Bump|October 15, 2020|Washington Post On Christmas weekend, a North Korean tyrant has decided what American teenagers will see on the silver screen. The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror|David Keyes|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST After clashing with coach Victor Tikhonov, a KGB-installed tyrant, he chose to challenge the government and defect to the NHL. Putin’s Hockey Pal Tells All: Slava Fetisov on ‘Red Army,’ Soviet Nostalgia, and What Drives Putin|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rivers continued on her political, authoritarian monologue by describing what kind of tyrant she would be. What Joan Rivers Said She Would Do If She Were Dictator of America|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And that isn't even the biggest political problem with Tyrant. Generic and Superficial ‘Tyrant’ Amerisplains the Middle East|Andrew Romano|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST On Tyrant, which premiered Tuesday night, this is what passes for political drama. Generic and Superficial ‘Tyrant’ Amerisplains the Middle East|Andrew Romano|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had no desire to play the tyrant; nor had he any belief in the permanence of a mere tyranny. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11|Various Her loyalty to him, which he could understand though not appreciate, enabled him to be a tyrant to her. The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope Reason governs not as a tyrant from without, but as a guide to which the impulses and emotions are gladly responsive. Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts He came just over the tyrant, and taking careful aim, he jumped and landed squarely on the dog's ribs. Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac|Ernest Thompson Seton I twisted myself to right and left in an endeavor to escape—but my tyrant of the sable hand had bound me in on all sides.
British Dictionary definitions for tyrant
nouna person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner anything that exercises tyrannical influence (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper Word Origin for tyrantC13: from Old French tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tyrantoppressor, autocrat, dictator, bully, despot, authoritarian, inquisitor, martinet, absolutist, slave driver |