oppressor en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English oppressour, from Old French opressor and Latin oppressor; equivalent to oppress + -or.
Meanings
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Someone who oppresses another or others.
And in respect of the great necessity there is, my darling, for more employments being within the reach of Woman than our civilisation has as yet assigned to her, don’t fly at the unfortunate men, even those men who are at first sight in your way, as if they were the natural oppressors of your sex […]
1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:All members of society are hurt by the dynamic of oppressor versus oppressed (McIntosh, 1988).
2006, Lisa V. Blitz, Mary Pender Greene, Racism and Racial Identity:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oppressour | alternative | lexicographic | |
| oppressors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Translations (33)
uk гноби́телька (someone who oppresses others) · mk ти́ран (someone who oppresses others) · ca opressor (someone who oppresses others) · bg потисник (someone who oppresses others) · fi sortaja (someone who oppresses others) · pa ਜ਼ਾਲਮ (someone who oppresses others) · he נוֹגֵשׂ (someone who oppresses others) · pl gnębiciel (someone who oppresses others) · pl ciemięzca (someone who oppresses others) · ja 圧制者 (someone who oppresses others) · ru угнета́тель (someone who oppresses others) · cs utlačovatel (someone who oppresses others) · mk ти́ранин (someone who oppresses others) · pa ਜਾਬਰ (someone who oppresses others) · es opresor (someone who oppresses others) · uk понево́льник (someone who oppresses others) · nl onderdrukker (someone who oppresses others) · mk по́тисник (someone who oppresses others) · cs utiskovatel (someone who oppresses others) · cmn 壓迫者 /压迫者 (someone who oppresses others) · uk гноби́тель (someone who oppresses others) · mk угне́тувач (someone who oppresses others) · ar ظَالِم (someone who oppresses others) · fr oppresseur (someone who oppresses others) · sv förtryckare (someone who oppresses others) · he עָרִיץ (someone who oppresses others) · kk езуші (someone who oppresses others) · hu elnyomó (someone who oppresses others) · pt opressor (someone who oppresses others) · gl opresor (someone who oppresses others) · uk понево́лювач (someone who oppresses others) · de Unterdrücker (someone who oppresses others) · bg тиранин (someone who oppresses others)