czar

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noun (1)

ˈzär  ˈ(t)sär 

variants or less commonly tsar or tzar

1

: emperor

specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution

2

: one having great power or authority

a banking czar

czardom

ˈzär-dəm  ˈ(t)sär- 

noun

or less commonly tsardom or tzardom

czardom

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noun (2)

czar·​dom ˈzär-dəm 

ˈ(t)sär-

variants or less commonly tsardom

plural -s

1

: the territory ruled by a czar

the czardom of Moscow … became aware of itself as the heir of Constantinople

—R. M. French

2

: the office or authority of a czar

the memorable revolt … against the czardom of Speaker Cannon

—Allan Nevins

Synonyms of czar

Noun (1)

• magnate
• tycoon
• king

Examples of czar in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There is a need for a czar over all Southern Section schools with the authority to properly penalize transgressors. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Top Justice Department and administration officials, including Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, border czar Tom Homan and drug czar Sara Carter, were on hand to honor the victims of violent crime. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The Pentagon’s Emil Michael, and David Sacks, the former AI and crypto czar, have also been vocal critics of EA’s influence over the current AI safety landscape. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

According to the czar, the Navy aims to achieve that rate by 2031 or sooner. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for czar

• ar
• are
• bar
• barr
• car
• carr
• char
• charr
• far
• farre
• haar
• har

Kids Definition

czar

noun

variants also tsar or tzar

ˈzär

1

: the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution

2

: one having great power or authority

a baseball czar

czardom noun

also tsardom or tzardom

ˈzärd-əm

Etymology

Noun

Latin czar "czar," from Russian tsar' (same meaning), from early Russian tsǐsarǐ, tsěsarǐ "emperor," from a Germanic word kaisar "emperor," derived from Latin Caesar (title of a line of Roman emperors after Augustus Caesar) see Word History at emperor