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tyrant
noun
A cruel and oppressive dictator
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ˈtaɪɹənt
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noun
A cruel and oppressive dictator
noun
In ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
noun
Any person who exercises power in a cruel way
“His father was a tyrant”
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His father was a tyrant
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