oppressor
/əˈpresə(r)/noun
उच्चारण अप्रेसर
उत्पीड़क, अत्याचारी, ज़ालिम
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a person or group of people that treats somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially by not giving them the same rights as others
उत्पीड़क, अत्याचारी, ज़ालिम
- The people rose against their oppressors.
- The freedom fighters struggled against their oppressors for nearly a hundred years.
- The villagers finally stood up to their oppressor and demanded fair wages.
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- History remembers the oppressors as harshly as it remembers the heroes who resisted them.
- No oppressor can silence a people forever, the speaker told the crowd.
Synonyms tyrant despot persecutor bully dictator
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AaSpelling
op·pres·sor
Double p, double s and -or (not 'oppresser').
दो p, दो s और अंत में -or ('oppresser' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the family together: oppress (verb), oppression (noun), oppressive (cruel; also uncomfortably hot: 'oppressive heat'), oppressor (person), oppressed (people who are oppressed).
परिवार साथ याद रखिए: oppress (verb), oppression (noun), oppressive (क्रूर; असहनीय गर्मी भी: 'oppressive heat'), oppressor (व्यक्ति), oppressed (उत्पीड़ित लोग)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A cruel ruler with total power is a tyrant or despot.
पूर्ण शक्ति वाला क्रूर शासक tyrant या despot।