tyrant

ty·rant  (trnt)

n.

1. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions.

2. A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.

3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person.

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[Middle English, from Old French, alteration of tyran, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos.]

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tyrant

Noun

1. a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily

2. any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner: a domestic tyrant [Greek turannos]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tyrant - a cruel and oppressive dictator autocrat, despot czar - a person having great power potentate, dictator - a ruler who is unconstrained by law
	2.	tyrant - in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
	3.	tyrant - any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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tyrant

noun dictator, bully, authoritarian, oppressor, despot, autocrat, absolutist, martinet, slave-driver, Hitler

Translations

tyrant [ˈtaɪərənt] n → tirano/a

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tyrant [ˈtaɪrənt] n → tyran m

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tyrant [ˈtaɪərnt] n → Tyrann(in) m(f)

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tyrant [ˈtaɪərnt] n → tiranno