pharaoh

pha·raoh

noun, often capitalized \ˈfer-(ˌ)ō, ˈfā-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of PHARAOH

1

: a ruler of ancient Egypt

2

: tyrant

Examples of PHARAOH

1. <like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people>

Origin of PHARAOH

Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek pharaō, from Hebrew parʽōh, from Egyptian pr-ʽ˒ʾ

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to PHARAOH

Synonyms: caesar, dictator, führer (or fuehrer), oppressor, despot, strongman, tyrannizer, tyrant

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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Other Foreign Functionary Terms

count, despot, emir, wardrobe, yeoman

Rhymes with PHARAOH

arrow, barrow, farrow, harrow, marrow, narrow