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单词 man on horseback
释义

man on horseback

noun phrase

1
: a usually military figure whose ambitions and popularity mark him as a potential dictator
2
: dictator

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

man on horseback

phrase

as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way Their leader was a man on horseback who didn't actually care about the people he ruled.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dictator
  • tyrant
  • pharaoh
  • leader
  • caesar
  • ruler
  • tyrannizer
  • warlord
  • king
  • oppressor
  • strongman
  • tycoon
  • prince
  • overlord
  • despot
  • overlord
  • monocrat
  • monarch
  • führer
  • lord
  • magnate
  • baron
  • authoritarian
  • Big Brother
  • chief
  • paramount
  • queen
  • autocrat
  • fuehrer
  • sovereign
  • totalitarian
  • autarch
  • dominator
  • master
  • caudillo
  • potentate
  • czar
  • kingpin
  • captain
  • mogul
  • enforcer
  • boss
  • discipliner
  • taskmaster
  • disciplinarian
  • tsar
  • martinet
  • sovran
  • tzar
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