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- Dictionarytyrant/ˈtʌɪrənt/
noun
- 1. a cruel and oppressive ruler: "the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations" Similar
- 2. a tyrant flycatcher.
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TYRANT definition: 1. a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: 2. a ruler…. Learn more.
Learn the meaning of tyrant as a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A tyrant is an absolute ruler who oppresses or brutally uses power, or someone who resembles such a ruler.
A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty.
TYRANT meaning: 1. a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly: 2. a ruler…. Learn more.
Tyrant definition: a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.. See examples of TYRANT used in a sentence.
noun. 1. a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot. 2. any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner. 3. anything that exercises tyrannical influence. 4. (esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper.
A tyrant is someone who has total power and uses it in a cruel and unfair way. Learn more about this word and see how it is translated in different languages.
