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Word entry · 8 letters

dictator

Best crossword clue

"Absolute ruler"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪkˈteɪtə/Part of speech nounSorted acdiorttStarts with DEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

Word origin

From Latin dictātor (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”). By surface analysis, dictate + -or, literally “one who dictates”. Compare Old English tictator (“absolute ruler of the Roman Republic”).

Used in a sentence

  • Dictator, noun : someone who doesn't let American CEOs dictate how their country is run

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