Oppressor and Tyrannizer

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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Synonyms for Oppressor

Tyrannizer and oppressor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tyrannizer" instead a noun "Oppressor".

Tyrannizer

Tyrannizer noun - A person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way.
Usage example: a petty tyrannizer, the alcoholic father made his family suffer the cost of his many personal failures
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Synonyms for Tyrannizer

Oppressor and tyrannizer are semantically related. You can use "Oppressor" instead a noun "Tyrannizer".
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