Synonyms of oppressor

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oppressor

noun

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as in tyrant

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

the dictatorship had scarcely been overthrown when the formerly oppressed suddenly abandoned their democratic ideals and became the oppressors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyrant
• dictator
• pharaoh
• ruler
• despot
• warlord
• overlord
• caesar
• king
• strongman
• overlord
• prince
• leader
• führer
• man on horseback
• monarch
• tycoon
• tyrannizer
• autocrat
• dominator
• fuehrer
• totalitarian
• authoritarian
• magnate
• sovereign
• baron
• boss
• master
• potentate
• lord
• caudillo
• queen
• chief
• autarch
• paramount
• captain
• monocrat
• czar
• enforcer
• taskmaster
• kingpin
• discipliner
• mogul
• disciplinarian
• tsar
• sovran
• Big Brother
• martinet
• tzar