- oppressor
- op|pres|sor [ ə`presər ] noun counta powerful leader or government that treats people in an unfair or cruel way
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Oppressor (EP) — Oppressor EP by Oppressor Released 1994 Recorded Technical death metal … Wikipedia
Oppressor — Origin Chicago, Illinois, USA Genres Technical death metal Years active 1991–1999 Labels Olympic Associated acts … Wikipedia
Oppressor — Op*press or, n. [L.] One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. [1913 Webster] The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. Shak. [1913 Webster] To relieve the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oppressor — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Technical Death Metal Gründung 1991 Auflösung 1999 … Deutsch Wikipedia
oppressor — index dictator, hoodlum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oppressor — [n] tyrant absolute ruler, authoritarian, autocrat, bully, despot, dictator, martinet, persecutor, slave driver, taskmaster; concepts 354,412 … New thesaurus
oppressor — UK [əˈpresə(r)] / US [əˈpresər] noun [countable] Word forms oppressor : singular oppressor plural oppressors a powerful leader or government that treats people in an unfair or cruel way … English dictionary
oppressor — [[t]əpre̱sə(r)[/t]] oppressors N COUNT: oft with poss An oppressor is a person or group of people that is treating another person or group of people cruelly or unfairly. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors … English dictionary
oppressor — oppress ► VERB 1) keep in subjection and hardship. 2) cause to feel distressed or anxious. DERIVATIVES oppression noun oppressor noun. ORIGIN Old French oppresser, from Latin opprimere press against … English terms dictionary
oppressor — noun see oppress … New Collegiate Dictionary
oppressor — See oppress. * * * … Universalium
