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tyrant
tyrant
/ˈtaɪrənt/
noun
(
)
A cruel and oppressive dictator
(
autocrat
,
despot
,
tyrant
)
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Any person who exercises power in a cruel way
(
tyrant
)
any person who exercises power in a cruel way
His father was a tyrant
his father was a tyrant
In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
(
tyrant
)
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
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