Caesar
noun
Cae·sar ˈsē-zər 
1
: any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar —used as a title
2
a
often not capitalized : a powerful ruler:
(1)
: emperor
(2)
: autocrat, dictator
b
[from the reference in Matthew 22:21] : the civil power : a temporal ruler
Synonyms
- despot
- dictator
- führer
- fuehrer
- oppressor
- pharaoh
- strongman
- tyrannizer
- tyrant
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Word History
Etymology
Gaius Julius Caesar
First Known Use
circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing Caesar
Biographical Definition
Caesar
biographical name
Cae·sar ˈsē-zər
(Gaius) Julius 100–44 b.c. Roman general, statesman, and writer
caesar
noun
as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way like many another third-world caesar, he cared little for the destitute class into which he himself had been born Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dictator
- tyrant
- pharaoh
- king
- ruler
- warlord
- prince
- overlord
- führer
- despot
- fuehrer
- strongman
- overlord
- oppressor
- monarch
- tycoon
- baron
- man on horseback
- leader
- magnate
- autocrat
- tyrannizer
- autarch
- queen
- lord
- caudillo
- potentate
- master
- sovereign
- dominator
- boss
- totalitarian
- captain
- authoritarian
- czar
- chief
- monocrat
- tsar
- paramount
- tzar
- mogul
- sovran
- kingpin
- Big Brother
- enforcer
- martinet
- taskmaster
- disciplinarian
- discipliner