czar

czar

noun \ˈzär, ˈ(t)sär\

Definition of CZAR

1

: emperor; specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution

2

: one having great power or authority <a banking czar>

— czar·dom also tsar·dom or tzar·dom \ˈzär-dəm, ˈ(t)sär-\ noun

Variants of CZAR

czar also tsar or tzar \ˈzär, ˈ(t)sär\

Examples of CZAR

1. <a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career>

Origin of CZAR

New Latin czar, from Russian tsar', from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ, from Gothic kaisar, from Greek or Latin; Greek, from Latin Caesar — more at caesar

First Known Use: 1555

Related to CZAR

Synonyms

baron, captain, magnate (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, lord, mogul, monarch, Napoleon, prince, tycoon

Related Words

big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, figure, heavy, heavyweight, honcho, kahuna, main man, mover and shaker, nabob, nawab, notable, personage, pooh-bah (also poo-bah), supremo [chiefly British], VIP; celebrity, personality, star, superstar; deity, demigod, god

Near Antonyms

half-pint, lightweight, small-timer; inferior, subordinate, underling; nobody, nothing, zero

Other Foreign Functionary Terms

count, despot, emir, wardrobe, yeoman

Rhymes with CZAR

ar, are, bar, barre, car, char, far, gar, gnar, guar, jar, Lar, mar, moire, noir, our, par, parr, Parr, R, Saar, scar, spar, SPAR, star, tar, tahr, yare