{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"From \"Witch\" to \"Ghoul,\" Here's How These Spooky Figures Got Their Names","content":{"topicLabel":"Holidays 🧛👻"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names-20251027.png","description":"Find out how \"ghost\" is related to \"poltergeist,\" why monsters were once seen as bad omens, and which graveyard dweller's name took a strange journey from Arabic to English. You'll be haunted by these realizations!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/science-fiction-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"science-fiction-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/ampersand/","text":"What Are Ampersands and How Do You Use Them?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/s/dog-words/","text":"14 Paw-some Words About Dogs That Will Have You Rolling Over"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gen-z-stare/","text":"What Is the Gen Z Stare?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/football-terms/","text":"28 Football Terms to Make You Sound Like a Pro"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/strange-animal-groups-listicle/","text":"A Smack of Jellyfish and Other Unique Animal Group Names"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/10-interesting-words-from-taylor-swifts-showgirl-album/","text":"10 Interesting Words from Taylor Swift's \"Showgirl\" Album"}],"topicLabel":"🎶"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/whomever-vs-whoever/","text":"\"Whomever\" vs. \"Whoever\": What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Grammar"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-scorpios/","text":"These Are Some of the Best Words to Describe Scorpios"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♏"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"zzOqUyDfwE854vz-aaxPf","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6740346-50","sentence":"Not only is it the right thing to do, but it may convince others to join our case in standing up to a would-be tyrant.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/10/21/no-kings-missed-the-mark-heres-how-we-can-fix-that/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Austin Sarat","title":"\"No Kings\" missed the mark. Here's how we can fix that"},"offsets":[111,117]},{"id":"6736588-6","sentence":"In Europe, it was fought against Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler, a tyrant and true monster, and against Italy and Benito Mussolini, a clownish but vile Fascist.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-10-10T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-10T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-wounded-generation-review-the-things-they-carried-home-8467b2e7","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"By Joseph Epstein","title":"‘The Wounded Generation’ Review: The Things They Carried Home"},"offsets":[66,72]},{"id":"6735865-31","sentence":"Conciliators and aspiring tyrants alike have long laid claim to Lincoln’s warnings against mob rule.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-10-07T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-07T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/murder-on-the-mississippi-review-reverence-and-the-republic-0cbb63e4","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"By Harold Holzer","title":"‘Murder on the Mississippi’ Review: Reverence and the Republic"},"offsets":[26,33]},{"id":"6735112-39","sentence":"Humans have laughed at tyrants going back to the days of the ancient Greeks.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-08T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-08T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-08/videos-of-ice-failing-good-for-laughs","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Gustavo Arellano","title":"Commentary: Who knew ICE could be so funny? Just check out videos of their fails"},"offsets":[23,30]},{"id":"6734550-59","sentence":"Queer irony acts as a pre-programmed check on tyrants for the common well-being.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-10-04T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-04T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/10/04/anti-queer-fascism-is-coming-around-again/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Robert W. Fieseler","title":"Anti-queer fascism is coming around again"},"offsets":[46,53]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"tyrant"},"requestId":"bL77g8LQZMEX5GU8oC5eU","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"authoritarian","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"domineering person","slug":"authoritarian","synonyms":[{"headword":"absolutist","slug":"absolutist"},{"headword":"autocrat","slug":"autocrat"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"dictator","slug":"dictator"},{"headword":"disciplinarian","slug":"disciplinarian"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"autocrat","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"dictator","slug":"autocrat","synonyms":[{"headword":"authoritarian","slug":"authoritarian"},{"headword":"caesar","slug":"caesar"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"overlord","slug":"overlord"},{"headword":"totalitarian","slug":"totalitarian"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"Big Brother","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"authoritarian government","slug":"big-brother","synonyms":[{"headword":"authoritarian","slug":"authoritarian"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"dictator","slug":"dictator"},{"headword":"oppressor","slug":"oppressor"},{"headword":"strongman","slug":"strongman"},{"headword":"totalitarian","slug":"totalitarian"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"browbeater","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"bully","slug":"browbeater","synonyms":[{"headword":"bulldozer","slug":"bulldozer"},{"headword":"harasser","slug":"harasser"},{"headword":"intimidator","slug":"intimidator"},{"headword":"ruffian","slug":"ruffian"},{"headword":"tormentor","slug":"tormentor"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"bulldozer","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"bully","slug":"bulldozer","synonyms":[{"headword":"browbeater","slug":"browbeater"},{"headword":"harasser","slug":"harasser"},{"headword":"intimidator","slug":"intimidator"},{"headword":"ruffian","slug":"ruffian"},{"headword":"tormentor","slug":"tormentor"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"despot","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"dictator","slug":"despot","synonyms":[{"headword":"autocrat","slug":"autocrat"},{"headword":"monocrat","slug":"monocrat"},{"headword":"oppressor","slug":"oppressor"},{"headword":"slavedriver","slug":"slavedriver"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"dictator","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"absolute ruler","slug":"dictator","synonyms":[{"headword":"absolutist","slug":"absolutist"},{"headword":"authoritarian","slug":"authoritarian"},{"headword":"autocrat","slug":"autocrat"},{"headword":"boss","slug":"boss"},{"headword":"chief","slug":"chief"},{"headword":"commander","slug":"commander"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"disciplinarian","slug":"disciplinarian"},{"headword":"leader","slug":"leader"},{"headword":"oligarch","slug":"oligarch"},{"headword":"oppressor","slug":"oppressor"},{"headword":"ringleader","slug":"ringleader"},{"headword":"slavedriver","slug":"slavedriver"},{"headword":"totalitarian","slug":"totalitarian"},{"headword":"tycoon","slug":"tycoon"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"},{"headword":"usurper","slug":"usurper"}]},{"headword":"disciplinarian","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"person who makes others work hard","slug":"disciplinarian","synonyms":[{"headword":"authoritarian","slug":"authoritarian"},{"headword":"bully","slug":"bully"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"drill sergeant","slug":"drill-sergeant"},{"headword":"enforcer","slug":"enforcer"},{"headword":"formalist","slug":"formalist"},{"headword":"master","slug":"master"},{"headword":"sergeant","slug":"sergeant"},{"headword":"stickler","slug":"stickler"},{"headword":"strict teacher","slug":"strict-teacher"},{"headword":"sundowner","slug":"sundowner"},{"headword":"teacher","slug":"teacher"},{"headword":"trainer","slug":"trainer"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"fuhrer","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"dictator","slug":"fuhrer","synonyms":[{"headword":"absolute ruler","slug":"absolute-ruler"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"fuehrer","slug":"fuehrer"},{"headword":"oppressor","slug":"oppressor"},{"headword":"strongman","slug":"strongman"},{"headword":"totalitarian","slug":"totalitarian"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"martinet","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"disciplinarian","slug":"martinet","synonyms":[{"headword":"authoritarian","slug":"authoritarian"},{"headword":"bully","slug":"bully"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"drill sergeant","slug":"drill-sergeant"},{"headword":"drillmaster","slug":"drillmaster"},{"headword":"enforcer","slug":"enforcer"},{"headword":"hard master","slug":"hard-master"},{"headword":"stickler","slug":"stickler"},{"headword":"taskmaster","slug":"taskmaster"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"meanie","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"mean person","slug":"meanie","synonyms":[{"headword":"beast","slug":"beast"},{"headword":"brute","slug":"brute"},{"headword":"bully","slug":"bully"},{"headword":"cruel person","slug":"cruel-person"},{"headword":"meany","slug":"meany"},{"headword":"nasty person","slug":"nasty-person"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"slave driver","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"taskmaster","slug":"slave-driver","synonyms":[{"headword":"Simon Legree","slug":"simon-legree"},{"headword":"disciplinarian","slug":"disciplinarian"},{"headword":"hard master","slug":"hard-master"},{"headword":"oppressor","slug":"oppressor"},{"headword":"overseer of slaves","slug":"overseer-of-slaves"},{"headword":"taskmaster","slug":"taskmaster"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]},{"headword":"strongman","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"dictator","slug":"strongman","synonyms":[{"headword":"Big Brother","slug":"big-brother"},{"headword":"absolutist","slug":"absolutist"},{"headword":"adviser","slug":"adviser"},{"headword":"authoritarian","slug":"authoritarian"},{"headword":"autocrat","slug":"autocrat"},{"headword":"boss","slug":"boss"},{"headword":"chief","slug":"chief"},{"headword":"commander","slug":"commander"},{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"},{"headword":"disciplinarian","slug":"disciplinarian"},{"headword":"leader","slug":"leader"},{"headword":"magnate","slug":"magnate"},{"headword":"man on horseback","slug":"man-on-horseback"},{"headword":"mogul","slug":"mogul"},{"headword":"oligarch","slug":"oligarch"},{"headword":"oppressor","slug":"oppressor"},{"headword":"ringleader","slug":"ringleader"},{"headword":"slavedriver","slug":"slavedriver"},{"headword":"totalitarian","slug":"totalitarian"},{"headword":"tycoon","slug":"tycoon"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"},{"headword":"usurper","slug":"usurper"}]},{"headword":"taskmaster","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"slave driver","slug":"taskmaster","synonyms":[{"headword":"boss","slug":"boss"},{"headword":"director","slug":"director"},{"headword":"disciplinarian","slug":"disciplinarian"},{"headword":"dominator","slug":"dominator"},{"headword":"employer","slug":"employer"},{"headword":"foreperson","slug":"foreperson"},{"headword":"head honcho","slug":"head-honcho"},{"headword":"manager","slug":"manager"},{"headword":"overseer","slug":"overseer"},{"headword":"owner","slug":"owner"},{"headword":"person in charge","slug":"person-in-charge"},{"headword":"supervisor","slug":"supervisor"},{"headword":"taskperson","slug":"taskperson"},{"headword":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"}]}],"slug":"tyrant"},"meta":{"arg":"tyrant","requestId":"OUZy87asZqimV1gLK5A6Y","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:57:35Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"tyrant","standardForm":"tyrant"},"id":"6097f85f00000003a400f4f7","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:57:35Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"tyrant","groups":["a","n","r","t","tt","y"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tnaryt","subwordTokens":["tyrant","yrant","rant","ant","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"t","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"democrat","id":"6097fb720000000352003b95","slug":"democrat"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097f85f00000003a400f4fc","ordinal":1,"shortText":"person who dictates, oppresses","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"autocrat","id":"6097f805000000011900f8e5","slug":"autocrat"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"bully","id":"6097fa0800000000d80043c8","slug":"bully"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"despot","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00a362","slug":"despot"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"dictator","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00e97e","slug":"dictator"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"oppressor","id":"6097f727000000001d002ec1","slug":"oppressor"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"Stalin","id":"6097f7e80000000031005756","slug":"stalin"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"absolutist","id":"6097f657000000032400bdb6","slug":"absolutist"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"authoritarian","id":"6097f805000000011900f2ca","slug":"authoritarian"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"inquisitor","id":"6097f69d000000030f007666","slug":"inquisitor"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"martinet","id":"6097f6e600000002200034f4","slug":"martinet"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"absolute ruler","id":"6097f657000000032400bd15","slug":"absolute-ruler"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"slave driver","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00b63f","slug":"slave-driver"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f85fbb1f88f7c11e1e8e","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680f260000000128004ecd","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.flac","mpeg":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.mp3","ogg":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.ogg","wav":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.wav"},"id":"55680f260000000128004ece","ipa":{"text":"ˈtaɪ rənt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"tahy-ruhnt","italicIndices":[6,7],"text":"tahy-ruhnt"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"tyrant","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"tyrant","requestId":"Xc6icjZHIdD_jfOZjwZvk","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T07:03:02Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"undertyrant","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"under·tyrant"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"tyrant","standardForm":"tyrant","syllabicForm":"ty·rant"},"id":"55680f260000000128004ec9","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T07:03:02Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"tyrant","groups":["a","n","r","t","tt","y"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tnaryt","subwordTokens":["tyrant","yrant","rant","ant","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"t","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680f260000000128004ee0","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English tirant, from Old French, earlier tiran (with the addition of t by association with -ant ( def. ) ), from Latin tyrannus, from Greek týrannos, of uncertain origin, perhaps Anatolian","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"55680f260000000128004ed7","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"dictator","slug":"dictator"}},{"entry":{"headword":"autocrat","slug":"autocrat"}},{"entry":{"headword":"despot","slug":"despot"}}],"text":"a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly."},{"id":"55680f260000000128004ed9","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically."},{"id":"55680f260000000128004edb","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","text":"a tyrannical or compulsory influence."},{"id":"55680f260000000128004edd","ordinal":4,"source":"random-house","text":"an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily."}],"id":"55680f260000000128004ed4","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680f260000000128004ecd","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.flac","mpeg":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.mp3","ogg":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.ogg","wav":"T06/T0621800/T0621800.wav"},"id":"55680f260000000128004ece","ipa":{"text":"ˈtaɪ rənt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"tahy-ruhnt","italicIndices":[6,7],"text":"tahy-ruhnt"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"tyrant","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-09-02T02:26:57Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"tyrant","standardForm":"tyrant"},"id":"4c7f0b710e95241aff581379","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-09-02T02:26:57Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"tyrant","groups":["a","n","r","t","tt","y"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tnaryt","subwordTokens":["tyrant","yrant","rant","ant","nt","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"t","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C13: from Old French tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek turannos","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4ceb95474569f7f1e1b9c35a","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Government_and_Politics:Government_Politics_and_Diplomacy","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot"},{"id":"4c13e16f2596b3e55e49c936","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner"},{"id":"4c5a53f604b8410ae9106568","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"anything that exercises tyrannical influence"},{"id":"4c0b9586ee54393d36934687","ordinal":4,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:History:Historical_Terms","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈtaɪrənt"}}]}],"slug":"tyrant","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"tyrant","requestId":"1Z0JHKlDXqbqR92l63yXS","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"},{"displayForm":"hydrant","slug":"hydrant"},{"displayForm":"iterant","slug":"iterant"},{"displayForm":"tyranny","slug":"tyranny"},{"displayForm":"Durant","slug":"durant"},{"displayForm":"arrant","slug":"arrant"},{"displayForm":"errant","slug":"errant"},{"displayForm":"alterant","slug":"alterant"},{"displayForm":"tyramine","slug":"tyramine"},{"displayForm":"tyrannulet","slug":"tyrannulet"},{"displayForm":"courant","slug":"courant"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"tyrant","slug":"tyrant"},{"displayForm":"tyrants","slug":"tyrants"},{"displayForm":"hydrant","slug":"hydrant"},{"displayForm":"iterant","slug":"iterant"},{"displayForm":"tyranny","slug":"tyranny"},{"displayForm":"arrant","slug":"arrant"},{"displayForm":"errant","slug":"errant"},{"displayForm":"alterant","slug":"alterant"},{"displayForm":"tolerant","slug":"tolerant"},{"displayForm":"tyrannic","slug":"tyrannic"},{"displayForm":"entrant","slug":"entrant"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"tyrant"},"requestId":"Pm0mBMn3ctv5_OXeIAmLf","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

tyrant

Example Sentences

Related Words