hector

Meaning

Noun

Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.

Verb

1. (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
2. (intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.

Synonyms

bully

browbeat

terrorize

intimidate

annoy

push around

persecute

menace

bludgeon

strong-arm

force

harass

harry

hound

bait

ballyrag

pressure

dragoon

swagger

tease

tyrannize

boss around

bullyrag

coerce

compel

queen it over

bluster

boast

disturb

irritate

oppress

scold

threaten

lord it over

do out of spite

do with malice

Translations

trattare male

terrifier

maltrattare

kabadayı

strapazzare

einschüchtern

intimider

tourmenter

opprimere

intimidire

tiranneggiare

fare il prepotente con

Hector

overdonderen

tiranniseren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛktə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Hector

In summary

From Hector (“in Greek and Roman mythology, a character in Homer’s Iliad who is the greatest warrior of Troy”), from Late Middle English Hector (“warrior with the qualities of Hector”), from Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχειν (ékhein), present active infinitive of ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, own, possess; to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”).
The verb is derived from the noun.