oppressor
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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Op·press·or
n.
[L.]
One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds.Shak.
To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor.Swift.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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oppressor
noun
- An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive: Big Brother, despot, dictator, führer, man on horseback, strongman, totalitarian, tyrant. See over/under.
