HECTOR

Hector

(noun) (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

bully, strong-arm, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around

(verb) be bossy towards; “Her big brother always bullied her when she was young”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hector (plural hectors)

Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a blusterer, bully.

Verb

hector (third-person singular simple present hectors, present participle hectoring, simple past and past participle hectored)

(transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.

Synonyms: terrorise, terrorize

(intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.

Synonym: huff

Anagrams

• Troche, orchet, rochet, rotche, tocher, troche

Etymology

Proper noun

Hector

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

A male given name from Ancient Greek

Anagrams

• Troche, orchet, rochet, rotche, tocher, troche

Source: Wiktionary


Hec"tor, n. Etym: [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.]

Definition: A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.

Hec"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb. n. Hectoring.]

Definition: To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden.

Hec"tor, v. i.

Definition: To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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