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 tyrant tyrant /ˈtaɪrənt/

noun

  1. () A cruel and oppressive dictator  ( autocrat , despot , tyrant )
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  2. Any person who exercises power in a cruel way  ( tyrant )
    any person who exercises power in a cruel way
     His father was a tyrant
    his father was a tyrant
  3. In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it  ( tyrant )
    in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it