English-Thai Dictionary

tyrant

N ผู้ปกครอง ที่ เผด็จการ  despot absolute ruler dictator phu-pok-krong-ti-pa-ded-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TYRANT

n.[L. tyrannus.]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TYRANT

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Note: Free governments [in Greece ] having superseded the old hereditary sovereignties (basilei ^ai ), all who obtained absolute power in a state were called ty \rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; - - for the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.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

TYRANT

TYRANT Ty "rant, v. i.

 

Defn: To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. [Obs. ] Fuller.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tyrant

ty rant |ˈtīrənt ˈtaɪrənt | ▶noun 1 a cruel and oppressive ruler: the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations. • a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way: her father was a tyrant and a bully. • (esp. in ancient Greece ) a ruler who seized power without legal right. 2 a tyrant flycatcher. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek turannos.

 

tyrant flycatcher

ty rant fly catch er ▶noun a New World perching bird that resembles the Old World flycatchers in behavior, typically with brightly colored plumage. [Family Tyrannidae: many genera and numerous species. ] ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: so named because of its aggressive behavior toward other birds approaching its nest.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tyrant

tyrant |ˈtʌɪr (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a cruel and oppressive ruler: the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations. • a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way: her father was a tyrant and a bully. • (especially in ancient Greece ) a ruler who seized absolute power without legal right. 2 a tyrant flycatcher. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek turannos.

 

tyrant flycatcher

tyr ¦ant fly |catch ¦er ▶noun a New World perching bird that resembles the Old World flycatchers in behaviour, typically with brightly coloured plumage. ●Family Tyrannidae: many genera and numerous species. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: so named because of its aggressive behaviour towards other birds approaching its nest.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tyrant

tyrant noun dare we envision a world free from tyrants? dictator, despot, autocrat, authoritarian, oppressor; slave driver, martinet, bully, megalomaniac.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tyrant

tyrant noun 1 an evil tyrant who has imprisoned all who oppose his regime: dictator, despot, autocrat, absolute ruler, authoritarian, oppressor. 2 her boss is an absolute tyrant: slave-driver, martinet, hard taskmaster, scourge; bully. WORD LINKS tyrant tyrannicide killing of a tyrant Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tyrant

ty rant /táɪ (ə )r (ə )nt /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 専制君主 , 暴君, 独裁者 .2 ｟比喩的に ｠制圧者 , 暴君 ▸ He's always a tyrant .彼はいつも横暴だ .3 〘史 〙(古代ギリシャの )僣王 （せんおう ） 〘世襲によらない王で暴君とは限らない 〙.