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oppressor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of oppressor

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 of oppressor

caesar, despot, dictator, führer (or fuehrer), pharaoh, strongman, tyrannizer, tyrant

Words Related to oppressor

autarch, autocrat, monocrat

authoritarian, Big Brother, paramount, potentate, totalitarian

caudillo, overlord, warlord

boss, captain, chief, dominator, kingpin, leader, master, overlord, ruler

king, lord, monarch, prince, queen, sovereign (also sovran)

baron, czar (also tsar), magnate, mogul, tycoon

disciplinarian, discipliner, enforcer, martinet, taskmaster

Phrases Synonymous with oppressor

man on horseback

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