cruel and oppressive ruler
暴君;专制君主
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the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations .因民众示威而被废黜的暴君。
a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way
暴君似人物;专横的人,残暴的人
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her father was a tyrant and a bully .他父亲专横霸道。
(especially in ancient Greece)a ruler who seized absolute power without legal right
(尤指古希腊)僭主,僭王。
a tyrant flycatcher
霸鹟。
"Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek