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Oppressor
Oppressor noun - A person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way.
Usage example: the dictatorship had scarcely been overthrown when the formerly oppressed suddenly abandoned their democratic ideals and became the oppressors
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Master and oppressor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Master" instead a noun "Oppressor".
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Oppressor and Master. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/master/oppressor
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