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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 The invisible power of the unelected despots of data and tech lords must be diminished; if families cannot control the disaster of digital addiction, states will have to legislate for them. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Set in the 13th century amid a shift from Paganism to Christianity in Central Europe, the film tells the story of the virgin daughter of a feudal lord who gets kidnapped by marauders before she is set to join a convent. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 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 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
Noun
  • Lately, though, many mom-and-pop tycoons are turning to different kinds of funding.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In Digger, Cruise — nearly unrecognizable in makeup and prosthetics — plays an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of tycoon
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  • This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • During a February 2020 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Bruce Almighty actor noted his grandson’s love of beating him at video games.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • They are also called the Elgin Marbles, after the Scottish nobleman Lord Elgin, who removed them from the Acropolis in Athens in 1801 and sold them to the British government, which has housed them in the British Museum for nearly two centuries.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Analysis revealed the work to be by Velázquez and, interestingly, showed that the artist made a number of revisions to the nobleman’s dress and armor.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of nobleman
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  • The shipping magnate led Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, steering it through the Asian financial crisis, deadly SARS outbreak and massive protests over a controversial anti-treason law.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The President, who likes his steak well done and slathered in ketchup, met with a Brazilian beef magnate named Joesley Batista, who in the past had admitted to making large payments to public officials and was briefly jailed.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of magnate
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  • Is there a kind and polite way to tell this gentleman to stop telling me jokes?
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And so Eton’s uniform became codified around gentleman’s fashions of the 1800s, even though the dress code was not made official until 1964.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gentleman
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  • Rooms There are eight rooms at The Amelia, with a mix of king and queen beds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • There aren’t many places in London where a king once climbed upstairs to gaze at the stars.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of king
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  • The prince served two tours of duty in Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot during a 10-year stint with the British Army.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In Great Britain even a prince lost his title due to his involvement with Epstein.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of prince
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  • Born in 1901, Cartland was a fixture of British high society, rubbing shoulders with press barons, politicians, the aristocracy and the Royal Family, as step-grandmother to Princess Diana.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Baronet is a hereditary title and not part of the peerage, ranking below barons but above most knights, per Britannica.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
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“Lord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lord. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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