Tyrant

/tˈa‍ɪɹənt/

/ˈtaɪɹənt/

Tyrant

a ruler or leader who has absolute power and uses it in a cruel and oppressive way, without any regard for the rights or well-being of others

synonyms : autocrat

any person who exercises power in a cruel way

in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

Examples

1. Her ex-boss, she said, was 'a tyrant and a fraud'.

2. Tyrants laid down taxes.

3. "Tyrants answer to God."

4. Tyrants don't wear their glasses that far down on their nose.