Synonyms of dictator

dictator

noun

as in tyrant

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyrant
• despot
• pharaoh
• ruler
• warlord
• strongman
• caesar
• oppressor
• führer
• overlord
• overlord
• leader
• tycoon
• king
• prince
• autocrat
• fuehrer
• monarch
• authoritarian
• magnate
• totalitarian
• man on horseback
• baron
• caudillo
• potentate
• boss
• dominator
• tyrannizer
• sovereign
• czar
• chief
• master
• lord
• queen
• autarch
• captain
• paramount
• tsar
• mogul
• monocrat
• kingpin
• enforcer
• taskmaster
• martinet
• disciplinarian
• tzar
• sovran
• Big Brother
• discipliner