oppressor

oppressor
Someone who oppresses another or others.

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  • Oppressor (EP) — Oppressor EP by Oppressor Released 1994 Recorded Technical death metal …   Wikipedia

  • Oppressor — Origin Chicago, Illinois, USA Genres Technical death metal Years active 1991–1999 Labels Olympic Associated acts …   Wikipedia

  • Oppressor — Op*press or, n. [L.] One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. [1913 Webster] The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. Shak. [1913 Webster] To relieve the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oppressor — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Technical Death Metal Gründung 1991 Auflösung 1999 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • oppressor — index dictator, hoodlum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • oppressor — [n] tyrant absolute ruler, authoritarian, autocrat, bully, despot, dictator, martinet, persecutor, slave driver, taskmaster; concepts 354,412 …   New thesaurus

  • oppressor — UK [əˈpresə(r)] / US [əˈpresər] noun [countable] Word forms oppressor : singular oppressor plural oppressors a powerful leader or government that treats people in an unfair or cruel way …   English dictionary

  • oppressor — [[t]əpre̱sə(r)[/t]] oppressors N COUNT: oft with poss An oppressor is a person or group of people that is treating another person or group of people cruelly or unfairly. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors …   English dictionary

  • oppressor — oppress ► VERB 1) keep in subjection and hardship. 2) cause to feel distressed or anxious. DERIVATIVES oppression noun oppressor noun. ORIGIN Old French oppresser, from Latin opprimere press against …   English terms dictionary

  • oppressor — noun see oppress …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • oppressor — See oppress. * * * …   Universalium

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