An emperor is a man who rules an empire or is the head of state in an empire.
Synonyms: ruler, king, monarch, sovereign More Synonyms of emperor
emperor in British English
(ˈɛmpərə)
noun
1.
a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire
2. Also called: emperor moth
any of several large saturniid moths with eyelike markings on each wing, esp Saturnia pavonia of Europe
See also giant peacock moth
3. purple emperor
Derived forms
emperorship (ˈemperorˌship)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French empereor, from Latin imperātor commander-in-chief, from imperāre to command, from im- + parāre to make ready
emperor in American English
(ˈɛmpərər)
noun
1.
the supreme ruler of an empire
2.
any of various butterflies (family Nymphalidae) and moths (family Saturniidae)
Derived forms
emperorship (ˈemperorˌship)
noun
Word origin
ME emperour < OFr empereor, ruler (of the Holy Roman Empire) < L imperator, commander in chief < pp. of imperare, to command < in-, in + parare, to set in order, prepare
Examples of 'emperor' in a sentence
emperor
Still the best place to go if you want to know which German emperor smacked the king of Bulgaria on the bottom.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Three cousins of the last emperor conducted a futile resistance in the south.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The mindless violence of male purple emperor butterflies is astounding.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Beautifully photographed film about a colony of emperor penguins.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Only a king or the emperor is permitted to wear a purple robe and a crown on his head.
Christianity Today (2000)
Beautifully photographed film about emperor penguins.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We found inscriptions on the weapons that linked them to the first Emperor.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The first emperor of China was obsessed with the quest for immortality.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Cameras capture the critical first few months of an emperor penguin 's life in this stunning documentary.
The Sun (2015)
As his eyes adjusted, he saw the emperor for the first time.
Philip Marsden The Barefoot Emperor: An Ethiopian Tragedy (2007)
It shows him to have been the first emperor to sport a beard, perhaps to cover up some facial blemishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
THE purple emperor butterfly is early.
The Sun (2014)
Within five minutes a male purple emperor cruised up and down the forest track at great speed, obviously seeking a newly emerged female.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I remember the Emperor for the first time spoke on the radio.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Twenty-four Byzantine emperors were of Armenian stock.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
Emperor penguins in the Antarctic?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And here was an image so indelible that no camera was needed to capture it: the emperor penguin appeared to be holding a press conference.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Adult emperor penguins can trek up to 70 miles over ice to breeding colonies in the Antarctic winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I have studied purple emperor larvae in the wild for the last six years, checking them twice monthly during the winter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They proved fearless in battle and were used as warriors first by the emperors' rivals against the emperor, then by the emperor himself against his rivals.
Philip Marsden The Barefoot Emperor: An Ethiopian Tragedy (2007)
In other languages
emperor
British English: emperor /ˈɛmpərə/ NOUN
An emperor is a man who rules an empire.
...the emperor's palace.
American English: emperor
Arabic: اِمْبراطور
Brazilian Portuguese: imperador
Chinese: 皇帝
Croatian: imperator
Czech: císař
Danish: kejser
Dutch: keizer
European Spanish: emperador
Finnish: keisari
French: empereur
German: Kaiser
Greek: αυτοκράτορας
Italian: imperatore
Japanese: 皇帝
Korean: 황제
Norwegian: keiser
Polish: cesarz
European Portuguese: imperador
Romanian: împărat
Russian: император
Latin American Spanish: emperador
Swedish: kejsare
Thai: จักรพรรดิ
Turkish: imparator
Ukrainian: імператор
Vietnamese: hoàng đế
All related terms of 'emperor'
red emperor
a brightly-coloured marine food fish, Lutjanus sebae , of the Great Barrier Reef
emperor moth
a monarch who rules or reigns over an empire
emperor penguin
an Antarctic penguin , Aptenodytes forsteri, with orange-yellow patches on the neck : the largest penguin, reaching a height of 1.3 m (4 ft)
purple emperor
any of several Old World nymphalid butterflies of the genus Apatura, esp A. iris , having mottled purple-and-brown wings
emperor butterfly
any of several brush-footed butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, usually having brilliantly colored wings
Chinese translation of 'emperor'
emperor
(ˈɛmpərəʳ)
n(c)
皇帝 (huángdì) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a man who rules an empire
the coronation of a new emperor
Synonyms
ruler
He was an indecisive ruler.
king
In 1154, Henry II became king of England.
monarch
She will never stand down as monarch and we fully support her.
sovereign
the first British sovereign to set foot on Spanish soil
lord
It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux.
shah
kaiser
tsar
Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia
potentate
a rich Eastern potentate
khan
mikado
imperator
Additional synonyms
in the sense of king
Definition
a ruler or chief
In 1154, Henry II became king of England.
Synonyms
ruler,
monarch,
sovereign,
crowned head,
leader,
lord,
prince,
Crown,
emperor,
majesty,
head of state,
consort,
His Majesty,
overlord
in the sense of lord
Definition
a person with power or authority over others, such as a monarch or master
It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux.
Synonyms
ruler,
leader,
chief,
king,
prince,
master,
governor,
commander,
superior,
monarch,
sovereign,
liege,
overlord,
potentate,
seigneur
in the sense of monarch
Definition
a sovereign head of state, esp. a king, queen, or emperor, who rules by hereditary right
She will never stand down as monarch and we fully support her.