hector
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Synonyms: sector, rector, vector, lector, ector, hecto, hecto-, hektor, hecter, heitor, pector
Antonyms: sector, rector, vector, lector, ector, hecto, hecto-, hektor, hecter, heitor, pector
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Noun
- ''Sometimes in the form'' '''{{l|en|Hector}}''': a [[blustering#Adjective|blustering]], [[noisy]], [[turbulent]] [[fellow]]; a [[braggart#Noun|braggart]], [[bully#Noun|bully]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dominate]] or [[intimidate]] in a [[blustering#Adjective|blustering]] way; to [[bully#Verb|bully]], to [[domineer]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[behave]] like a [[#Noun|hector]] or [[bully]]; to [[bluster#Verb|bluster]], to [[swagger#Verb|swagger]]; to bully.
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|Greek mythology|Roman mythology}} A [[Trojan]] [[hero]] in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]''.
- {{given name|en|male|from=Ancient Greek}}.
- A [[place name]]:
- A [[thundercloud]] [[cluster]] that forms nearly every afternoon from approximately September to March near the [[Tiwi Islands]] of [[Australia]], reaching a height and width of 20 kilometers.
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