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tyrant
tyrant /ˈtaɪə.rənt/ aep /ˈtaɪ-/ noun [C]
► F0 a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: » Tamir, one of several sons of the exiled ruler, vowed he would liberate his country from the tyrant.» FIGURATIVE HUMOROUS Overnight my boss seems to have turned into a tyrant.Thesaurus+: ↑Powerful people and dictators |