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(Entry 1 of 2)
a person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable persons
- law penalizing debt collection agencies that operate like hectors
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of hector (Entry 2 of 2)
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
- the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed
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The first known use of hector was in the 14th century
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