despoot

Concepts

despot

dictator

tyrant

oppressor

biggie

autocrat

governor

leader

absolute ruler

panjandrum

potentate

prince

🤴

regent

ruler

sovereign

boss

Synonyms

dwingeland

autocraat

dictator

tiran

heerser

potentaat

soeverein

vorst

machthebber

onderdrukker

alleenheerser

autokraat

geweldenaar

goeverneur

heer

Translations

Despot

Gewaltherrscher

déspota

despote

déspota

autocrata

dictador

autocrate

Diktator

Potentat

dittatore

Herrscher

dictateur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɛsˈpoːt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: despote

In summary

Borrowed from French despote, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).