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 |
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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 |
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Spanish | atosigador, opresor |
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Catalan | opressor |
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Verbs | oppress | come down on or keep down by unjust / unjust / unjust use of one's authority |
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oppress | cause to suffer |