dictator
dic·ta·tor
noun \ˈdik-ˌtā-tər, dik-ˈ\Definition of DICTATOR
1
a : a person granted absolute emergency power; especially : one appointed by the senate of ancient Rome b : one holding complete autocratic control c : one ruling absolutely and often oppressively
2
: one that dictates
Examples of DICTATOR
- The country was ruled by a military dictator.
- <the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance>
Origin of DICTATOR
Latin, from dictare
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DICTATOR
Related Words: autarch, autocrat, monocrat; authoritarian, Big Brother, paramount, potentate, totalitarian; caudillo, overlord, warlord; boss, captain, chief, dominator, kingpin, leader, master, overlord, ruler; king, lord, monarch, prince, queen, sovereign (also sovran); baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), magnate, mogul, tycoon; disciplinarian, discipliner, enforcer, martinet, taskmaster
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Rhymes with DICTATOR
aerator, castrator, collator, Chubb Crater, Bay Stater, creator, curator, debater, deflator, dilator, donator, downstater, dumbwaiter, equator, first-rater, glossator, headwaiter, ice-skater, levator, locator, mandator, migrator, narrator, pond skater, pronator, pulsator, red-baiter, relater, spectator, speed skater, tailgater, testator, theater, third-rater, titrator, translator, upstater, vibrator
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