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单词 tyrant
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ty•rant /ˈtaɪrənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmentone who uses power cruelly or unjustly.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ty•rant  (tī′rənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
  2. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
  3. a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
  4. an absolute ruler, esp. one in ancient Greece or Sicily.
  • Greek týrannos
  • Latin tyrannus
  • Old French
  • Middle English tirant 1250–1300
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged despot, autocrat, dictator.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tyrant /ˈtaɪrənt/ n
  1. a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot
  2. any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos
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