authoritarian, dictator
(noun) a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; “my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime”
dictator, potentate
(noun) a ruler who is unconstrained by law
dictator
(noun) a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dictator (plural dictators)
A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
(historical) A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war.
A tyrannical boss or authority figure.
A person who dictates text (e.g. letters to a clerk).
Source: Wiktionary
Dic*ta"tor, n. Etym: [L.]
1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims authoritatively for the direction of others. Locke.
2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power. Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our language. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
