Oppressor and Ruler

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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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Ruler and oppressor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruler" instead a noun "Oppressor".
Nearby Words: oppress, oppressive, oppression, oppressed, oppressiveness

Ruler

Ruler noun - One who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority.
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Oppressor and ruler are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Oppressor" instead a noun "Ruler".
Nearby Words: rule, ruling, ruled

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single single oppressor single ruler
evil evil oppressor evil ruler
tyrannical tyrannical oppressor tyrannical ruler
new new oppressor new ruler
Other adjectives: former, foreign.
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