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Definition of Oppressor
1. Noun. A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures.
Specialized synonyms: Authoritarian, Dictator, Meanie, Meany, Unkind Person, Switcher, Whipper, Persecutor, Tormenter, Tormentor, Torturer
Derivative terms: Oppress, Oppress
Definition of Oppressor
1. n. One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
Definition of Oppressor
1. Noun. Someone who oppresses another or others. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oppressor
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oppressor
Literary usage of Oppressor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mind (1902)
"MAN HIS OWN oppressor. BY EMILY WRIGHT HOOD. Much is written and said about the
oppression of the masses by the classes, the condition of the workingmen, ..."
2. Studies of a Biographer by Leslie Stephen (1902)
"strangely enough, Williams's veneration for his oppressor has never declined.
... Falkland, the centre of interest, is not the typical oppressor of the poor ..."
3. Annals of the American Revolution: Or, A Record of the Causes and Events by Jedidiah Morse (1824)
"is a vast monument raised to liberty, which is a warning to the oppressor and an
example lo the oppressed, throughout the world. ..."
4. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Dash from the oppressor's grasp the sword, And sweep him from the land 1 40 ' O,
bare thine arm, thou battling Lord, For Scotland's wandering band ..."
5. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... and severe master ; an oppressor. TYRO, (ti'-ro) n. ». One yet not master of
his art ; one in bis rudiments. TYRANNOUS, (tir'-ran-ns) a. Tyrannical. ..."
6. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"Tn extreme cases of oppression, at any rate, the community at large would sympathise
with her, and the public resentment against the oppressor would ..."
7. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike (1874)
"... what you have devoted yourself in this Degree: defend weakness against strength,
the friendless against the great, the oppressed against the oppressor! ..."
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