NOUN | person | oppressor | a person of authority who subjects / subjects others to undue pressures |
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Sounds | ahpreh'ser | |
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Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... |
Meaning | A person of authority who subjects / subjects others to undue pressures. | |
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Narrower | authoritarian, dictator | A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner |
meanie, meany, unkind person | A person of mean / mean disposition | |
switcher, whipper | A person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip | |
tormentor, tormenter, persecutor | someone who torments | |
torturer | someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | atosigador, opresor | |
Catalan | opressor | |
Verbs | oppress | come down on or keep down by unjust / unjust / unjust use of one's authority |
oppress | cause to suffer |
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