lord

noun

ˈlȯrd How to pronounce lord (audio)
Definition of lordnext
1
as in tycoon
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property

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2
as in God
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe at this point all that we can do is put our fate in the hands of the Lord

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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position lords and ladies arriving at the palace

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Recent Examples of lord Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, sits atop a horse as the lords of Westeros look down at him. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 June 2026 Pressure from drug lords who bankrolled the country’s top teams and top players, and also liked to bet. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 Best Things to Do Your first stop should be Kenrokuen, a 25-acre green space once reserved for the local feudal lords. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026 My heroine marries an elderly lord with three dead wives in exchange for her little sister’s dowry. — Eloisa James, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lord
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lord
  1. tycoon
  2. Almighty
  3. nobleman
  4. magnate
  5. gentleman
  6. king
  7. prince
  8. baron
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  • Six years after the law's introduction, many leading activists, including pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were imprisoned under it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Hernando Courtright, the owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel in the 1940s, decided to display a silver trophy cup belonging to his polo-playing friend and oil tycoon Charles Wrightsman in the hotel’s restaurant.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
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  • Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
  • By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • The unlucky nobleman Tullus was bitten by a fierce haemorrhois, causing blood to pour from his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and other orifices and outlets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • In it, Noémie Merlant plays Marianne, an artist hired to paint the portrait of a young woman (Adèle Haenel) being married off to an Italian nobleman.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
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  • Leonardo DiCaprio adds heart as Dom Cobb, a troubled leader of a dream team on a mission to enter and tinker around with the dreams of a man (Cillian Murphy) who’s heir to a wealthy and dying energy magnate.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Cruise, who stars as the titular Southern oil magnate Digger Rockwell, is sporting a very new look in the role — as shown in the July 13 trailer.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 July 2026
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  • This gentleman, for whatever want, is completely free to decide to avoid the media.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Most notable was his thin satin-like scarf whipped eccentrically over one shoulder, like a Milanese gentleman oozing sprezzatura, further cementing himself as one of the most glamorous soccer players of our time.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
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  • The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Jon Bernthal as Menelaus Menelaus is the king whose wife Helen sparked the Trojan War.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of king
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  • Tom Holland plays Odysseus’ son — who was just a baby when his father left for the Trojan War —the prince of Ithaca, Telemachus.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • She’s set on turning a frog prince, Naveen, back into a human after he’s cursed by an evil voodoo witch doctor, Facilier.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2026
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  • That same shot also features Digger’s ailing pet cat, who is wearing a collar with a pendant that matches the oil baron’s bolo tie…as well as a cloudy blue eye that appears to be a strikingly similar hue.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • By the 1910s, the Standard Oil baron had become the country’s first billionaire.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
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