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

In March, the White House anti-immigration czar, Stephen Miller, posted in disgust after Britain removed the remaining 92 hereditary peers from the House of Lords. —Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Hochul fired back at Homan in a post on X, which the governor’s office referred CNBC to after being asked for comment about the border czar’s remarks. —Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 June 2026

The council is co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. —Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026

Earlier this month, Trump’s counterterrorism czar, Sebastian Gorka, released a public counterterrorism strategy claiming that left-wing extremists are one of the three top counterterrorism priorities facing the United States. —Daniel Boguslaw, ArsTechnica, 27 May 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