Oppressor synonyms

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oppress (related)
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dictator
An absolute ruler.
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extortioner
Someone who extorts; an extortionist
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autocrat
The definition of an autocrat is a person with unlimited power over others.
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martinet
One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules.
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despot
A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
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czar
A male monarch or emperor, especially one of the emperors who ruled Russia until the revolution of 1917.
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persecutor
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
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tyrant
An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.
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big brother
The state or some other organization regarded as ruthlessly invading the privacy of individuals in seeking to exercise control over them
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führer
An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive
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man on horseback
A man, usually a military leader, whose popular influence and power may afford him the position of dictator, as in a time of political crisis.
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strongman
A forceful or brutal person, usually applied to a ruler or tyrant.
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totalitarian
An advocate of totalitarianism.
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over (related)
(Mil.) A shot that hits or explodes beyond the target
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exploiter (related)
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tyranny (related)
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infidel (related)
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enemy (related)
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aggressor (related)
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wickedness (related)
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authoritarian
A person who advocates, practices, or enforces such obedience
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oppression (related)
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Oppressor Sentence Examples

  • I have been no avaricious oppressor of the people.

  • To the Italian patriot the papacy seemed in league with the oppressor.

  • Bogdan's successor, John the Terrible (1572-74), was provoked by the Porte's demand for 120,000 ducats as tribute instead of 60,000 as heretofore to rise against the oppressor; but after gaining three victories he was finally defeated and slain (1574), and the country was left more than ever at the mercy of the Ottoman.

  • This freedom is one that allows the oppressed to voice discontent about an oppressor.

  • The author's object was clearly to demonstrate to his readers the necessity of faith in Israel's God, who shall not for ever allow his chosen ones to be ground under the heel of a ruthless heathen oppressor.

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