as in king
a man who rules an empire
Roman emperors
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Recent Examples of emperor
Among his many misdeeds: the emperor wantonly ordered the torture and execution of enemies, engaged in multiple incestuous relationships, and declared himself a god.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
The emperor ensured that his various corps remained close enough to mutually support one another, certainly no more than a day’s march away.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Union Øye opened in 1891 and has hosted a number of historic celebrities from German emperor Wilhelm II to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the writer behind Sherlock Holmes.
—Kate Herz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Set 16 years after the original, Gladiator II follows Hanno (Mescal), a prisoner of war with a secret past who fights in the gladiator ring on behalf of Washington's scheming Macrinus, a former enslaved man hoping to overthrow Rome's twin emperors.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
The emperor ensured that his various corps remained close enough to mutually support one another, certainly no more than a day’s march away.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Union Øye opened in 1891 and has hosted a number of historic celebrities from German emperor Wilhelm II to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the writer behind Sherlock Holmes.
—Kate Herz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Set 16 years after the original, Gladiator II follows Hanno (Mescal), a prisoner of war with a secret past who fights in the gladiator ring on behalf of Washington's scheming Macrinus, a former enslaved man hoping to overthrow Rome's twin emperors.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emperor
Noun
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Morgan Wallen remains the undisputed king of country music at the moment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Clocking in at 2,300 square feet each, these residences feature four king bedrooms, an open floor plan, full kitchens, private patios, and 24/7 concierge service.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Kingpin starts with the murder of a Memphis drug lord — and by the end of the first episode, the war has already begun.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Think bonds of 10 and 30 years in duration, purchased by pension funds and sovereigns.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The sovereign then delivered remarks, met crew and guests, toured an elite P-8A Poseidon aircraft and mingled with local children from the Airplay Youth support program and their families, who live on or near the base.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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With the pandemic, the year-round population of a once-seasonal resort town swelled with Manhattan refugees, those in the Trump orbit, and tech and finance potentates, many of them serious collectors like Ken Griffin and Steve Ross.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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“Emperor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emperor. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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