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Synonyms of emperor
a man who rules an empire
- Roman emperors
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for emperor
- Caesar,
- czar
- (also tsar or tzar),
- czarina
- (also tsarina or tzarina),
- emir
- (or amir also ameer),
- empress,
- kaiser,
- khan,
- khedive,
- king,
- lady,
- lord,
- mikado,
- mogul,
- prince,
- princess,
- queen,
- satrap,
- shah,
- sultan,
- sultana,
- suzerain
- authoritarian,
- Big Brother,
- despot,
- dictator,
- führer
- (or fuehrer),
- monocrat,
- overlord,
- paramount,
- tyrant
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