tyrant

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: trant, ayrant, tyran, gyrant, tyrann, byrant, tyrany

Antonyms: trant, ayrant, tyran, gyrant, tyrann, byrant, tyrany

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|Ancient Greece}} A [[usurper]]; [[one]] who [[gain]]s [[power]] and [[rule]]s [[extralegally]], [[distinguished]] from [[king]]s [[elevated]] by [[election]] or [[succession]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any [[monarch]] or [[governor]].
3. A [[despot]]; a [[ruler]] who [[govern]]s [[unjustly]], [[cruelly]], or [[harshly]].
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any [[person]] who [[abuse]]s the [[power]] of [[position]] or [[office]] to [[treat]] [[other]]s [[unjustly]], [[cruelly]], or [[harshly]].
5. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[villain]]; a [[person]] or [[thing]] who [[use]]s [[strength]] or [[violence]] to [[treat]] [[other]]s [[unjustly]], [[cruelly]], or [[harshly]].
6. The {{w|Tyrant (bird)|tyrant birds}}, [[member]]s of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Tyrannidae|family}}, which [[often]] [[fight]] or [[drive off]] [[other]] [[bird]]s which [[approach]] their [[nest]]s.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|uncommon}} [[tyrannical|Tyrannical]], [[tyrannous]]; [[like]], [[characteristic]] of, or in the [[manner]] of a tyrant.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To act like a [[#Noun|tyrant]]; to be [[tyrannical]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[tyrannize]].

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