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Tyrant

nounid 151014·updated May 18, 2026
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in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
autocratdespot
plural
Tyrants
possessive
Tyrant's
pluralpossessive
Tyrants'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a cruel and oppressive dictator
§2
any person who exercises power in a cruel way
§3
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

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