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TYRANT
tyrant, autocrat, despot
(noun) a cruel and oppressive dictator
tyrant
(noun) any person who exercises power in a cruel way; “his father was a tyrant”
tyrant
(noun) in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tyrant (plural tyrants)
(historical, Ancient Greece) A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
(obsolete) Any monarch or governor.
A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
(by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
The tyrant bird, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.
Synonyms
• (Greek ruler): archon, basileus, aisymnetes
• (unjust or strict ruler or superior): autocrat, dictator, despot, martinet
• (bird): tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant shrike, king bird, bee martin
Adjective
tyrant
(uncommon) Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant.
Verb
tyrant (third-person singular simple present tyrants, present participle tyranting, simple past and past participle tyranted)
(intransitive, obsolete) To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
(transitive, obsolete) To tyrannize.
Anagrams
• tranty
Source: Wiktionary
Tyr"ant, n. Etym: [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr.
1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained absolute power in a state were called ty\rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; - - for the term rather regards the irregular way in which the power was gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which it was exercised, being applied to the mild Pisistratus, but not to the despotic kings of Persia. However, the word soon came to imply reproach, and was then used like our tyrant. Liddell & Scott.
2. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor. "This false tyrant, this Nero." Chaucer. Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a resisting, is a tyrant. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidæ; -- called also tyrant bird.
Note: These birds are noted for their irritability and pugnacity, and for the courage with which they attack rapacious birds far exceeding them in size and strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but often have a bright-colored crown patch. A few species, as the scissorstail, are handsomely colored. The kingbird and pewee are familiar examples. Tyrant flycatcher (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The Acadian flycatcher (Empidonax Acadicus) and the vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubineus) are examples.
– Tyrant shrike (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of American tyrants of the genus Tyrannus having a strong toothed bill and resembling the strikes in habits. The kingbird is an example.
Ty"rant, v. i.
Definition: To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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