ALL meanings of tyrant
ty·rant
T t - noun tyrant a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. 1
- noun tyrant any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically. 1
- noun tyrant a tyrannical or compulsory influence. 1
- noun tyrant an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily. 1
- countable noun tyrant You can use tyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way. 0
- noun tyrant a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot 0
- noun tyrant any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner 0
- noun tyrant anything that exercises tyrannical influence 0
- noun tyrant (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper 0
- noun tyrant an absolute ruler; specif., in ancient Greece, etc., one who seized sovereignty illegally; usurper 0
- noun tyrant a cruel, oppressive ruler; despot 0
- noun tyrant any person who exercises authority in an oppressive manner; cruel master 0
- noun tyrant a tyrannical influence 0