despot (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *despot*:
NOUN	person	despot, tyrant, autocrat	a cruel and oppressive dictator

despot > pronunciation
Sounds	deh'spaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *despot*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A cruel and oppressive dictator.
Synonyms	tyrant, autocrat
Narrower	czar	A person having great power
Broader	dictator, potentate	A ruler who is unconstrained by law
Spanish	autócrata, déspota, dictador, tirana, tirano
Catalan	autòcrata, dèspota, dictador, tirà
Adjectives	despotic, despotical	belonging to or having the characteristics / characteristics of a despot
	despotic	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
	despotic	ruled by or characteristic of a despot

HyperDic: despot