Word a Day
tyrant
What does tyrant mean?
tyrant (noun): a despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tyrant in a sentence?
- The tyrant has guards. (Tatoeba sentence #11816392 by ddnktr, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce tyrant?
/ˈtaɪɹənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tyrant come from?
From Middle English tyraunt, tiraunt, tyrant, tyrante, from Old French tyrant.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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