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overlord

o·ver·lord
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-lawrd]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˌlɔrd/
    • /ˈəʊ.və.lɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-lawrd]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˌlɔrd/

Definitions of overlord word

  • noun overlord a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord. 1
  • noun overlord a person of great influence, authority, power, or the like: the overlords of industry. 1
  • verb with object overlord to rule or govern arbitrarily or tyrannically; domineer. 1
  • noun overlord master 1
  • countable noun overlord If you refer to someone as an overlord, you mean that they have great power and are likely to use it in a bad way. 0
  • countable noun overlord In former times, an overlord was someone who had power over many people. 0

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Origin of overlord

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200; See origin at over-, lord

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Overlord

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overlord popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

overlord usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overlord

noun overlord

  • autocrat — An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power.
  • big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
  • big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
  • caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
  • caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.

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