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1. zorba, zalim.
2. tiran, zorba hükümdar, despot. zorba; zorba hükümdar, tiran. zalim. zalim. i.
3. tiran, zorba hükümdar, despot. zalim hükümdar, tiran, despot.
4. gaddar, zorba, kırıcı, yıkıcı, zalim, cebbar; müstebit hükümdar, tiran, tiran.
5. zorba. zorba hükümdar. tiran.
6. zorba. zalim. gaddar. tiran. müstebit hükümdar. müstebit.
7. zalim.

Etymology : Middle English tirant, from Old French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos
Pronunciation : 'tI-r&nt
Function : noun
Date : 14th century

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1. despot, dictator, autocrat. tyrant\tyr"ant\ , n. [oe. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, of. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), f. tyran, l. tyrannus, gr. , originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe or cruel ruler.].
2. an absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.note: free governments [in greece] having superseded the old hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained absolute power in a state were called ty\rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; -- for the term rather regards the irregular way in which the power was gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which it was exercised, being applied to the mild pisistratus, but not to the despotic kings of persia. however, the word soon came to imply reproach, and was then used like our tyrant.
3. specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor. "this false tyrant, this nero." love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a resisting, is a tyrant. sidney.
4. (zo?l.) any one of numerous species of american clamatorial birds belonging to the family tyrannid?; -- called also tyrant bird.note: these birds are noted for their irritability and pugnacity, and for the courage with which they attack rapacious birds far exceeding them in size and strength. they are mostly plain-colored birds, but often have a bright-colored crown patch. a few species, as the scissorstail, are handsomely colored. the kingbird and pewee are familiar examples.tyrant flycatcher (zo?l.), any one of numerous species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip, and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. the acadian flycatcher (empidonax acadicus) and the vermilion flycatcher (pyrocephalus rubineus) are examples.tyrant shrike (zo?l.), any one of numerous species of american tyrants of the genus tyrannus having a strong toothed bill and resembling the strikes in habits. the kingbird is an example.tyrant \ty"rant\ , v. i. to act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. [obs.]tyrant a dictator or dictatorial person [syn: autocrat, despot].
5. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
6. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor.
7. Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidæ; called also tyrant bird.
8. To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. a cruel and oppressive dictator any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant" in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it.
9. You can use tyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way. households where the father was a tyrant. In ancient Greece, a cruel and oppressive absolute ruler. The Greek tyrannos was a ruler who seized power unconstitutionally or inherited such power. Though tyrants often replaced aristocratic regimes that were themselves unpopular, the Greeks resented their illegal autocracy, and those who killed tyrants received high honours. Cypselus and Periander of Corinth and Dionysius I of Syracuse were among the most famous tyrants.