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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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