czar

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

David Sacks, former tech investor and White House AI and crypto czar, has an excellent counterpoint that could explain the apparent duplicity of Dario's manifesto. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026

Buccellati’s New Caviar Bar Caviar rose to the fore as a delicacy by Russian czars amid the opulence of the 19th and early 20th century, around the same time Italian jeweler Buccellati was born. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Asked by reporters Tuesday about the administration’s plans for Salvadorans with TPS, White House border czar Tom Homan shrugged. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

In July, Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said ICE would investigate apparent shortcomings in the vetting of an officer who shot and killed a 25-year-old motorist in Maine. — ABC News, 3 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