ALL meanings of overlord
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O o - 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
- noun overlord a supreme lord or master 0
- noun overlord a lord ranking above other lords, esp. in the feudal system 0
- noun overlord any person having great authority or power over others 0