ruler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹuː.lə/ “measuring device”
- /ˈɾɪulə/ (Wales)
- [ɹʊwlə]
- /ˈɹuːlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹʉləɹ/ (Northern-Ireland)
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- /ˈɹulɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹuːl.ə/ “one who rules”
- /ˈɾʉləɾ/ (Scotland)
- [ɹʉwlə]
Etymology
From Middle English reuler; equivalent to rule + -er.
Meanings
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A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
Take this ruler. […] I want you to measure the glass of the lamp.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
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A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
LIKE THE MANDARINS of old, the rulers of China live behind high walls. When they emerge, which they rarely do, they travel in cars with rear windows curtained like sedan chairs. They live in the Chung Nan Hai, a walled park adjacent to the Forbidden City from where ancient dynasties ruled the Celestial Empire.
1991, Chris Mullin, The Year of the Fire Monkey (Fiction), London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 252:The carcharhinids are unquestionably the rulers of the seas, because of their abundance, their strength and speed, and their unchallenged position as the number one predators in the marine ecosystem.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 122:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rulers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
agate ruler · rulerless · parallel ruler · home ruler · patchwork ruler · co-ruler · rulership · overruler · puppet ruler · standard ruler · drafter's ruler · architect's ruler · ruleress · sign ruler · planet-ruler · scale ruler · coruler · subruler
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
princess · queen · tyrant · monarch · viceroy · Padishah · sovereign · chief · duke · empress · Negus · sultan · tsar · crown prince · satrap · prince · autocrat · governor · tsarina · khagan · potentate · emir · mikado · Führer · kaiser · nizam · czar · despot · czarina · khan · emperor · rajah · rani · pharaoh · shah · dictator · king · maharani · maharajah · dynast · regent
Relateds
grand poobah · Grace · Majesty · magnate · generalissimo · Sire · shogun · Eminence · magistrate · Highness · mogul · nabob · head of state · boss · Lordship · tycoon · Royal Highness · leader · high muckamuck · important person · Excellency · caliph
Synonyms
ruler · overling · provost · rule (measuring instrument)
Translations (289)
cmn 尺子 (measuring or drawing device) · sh ра̀внало (measuring or drawing device) · cmn 統治者 /统治者 (person who rules or governs) · nn herskar (person who rules or governs) · ur پَیمانَہ (measuring or drawing device) · vi người thống trị (person who rules or governs) · eo liniilo (measuring or drawing device) · ca líder (person who rules or governs) · pl władca (person who rules or governs) · otk 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (person who rules or governs) · is alvaldur (person who rules or governs) · ru лине́йка (measuring or drawing device) · ur مِسْطَر (measuring or drawing device) · sh во̏ђа (person who rules or governs) · grc χάραξ (measuring or drawing device) · ru госуда́рыня (a female person who rules or governs) · ca governant (person who rules or governs) · et joonlaud (measuring or drawing device) · be улада́р (person who rules or governs) · ka მმართველი (person who rules or governs) · ja 統治者 (person who rules or governs) · ko 룰러 (measuring or drawing device) · ltg vaļdineica (a female person who rules or governs) · nl meetlat (measuring or drawing device) · ro riglă (measuring or drawing device) · mnc ᠵᡠᡧᡠᡵᡠ (measuring or drawing device) · fr règle (measuring or drawing device) · ar حَاكِم (person who rules or governs) · ko 통치자 (person who rules or governs) · lt valdõvė (a female person who rules or governs) · fa-ira والی (person who rules or governs) · ti መስመር (measuring or drawing device) · sh vlàdār (person who rules or governs) · arz مسطرة (measuring or drawing device) · enm senyour (person who rules or governs) · mk линијар (measuring or drawing device) · tg хаткашак (measuring or drawing device) · xal кимзә (measuring or drawing device) · bg лини́йка (measuring or drawing device) · is reglustika (measuring or drawing device) · uk прави́тель (person who rules or governs) · sl vladar (person who rules or governs) · chr ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ (person who rules or governs) · el κυβερνήτης (person who rules or governs) · enm reuler (person who rules or governs) · be праві́целька (a female person who rules or governs) · mr शासक (person who rules or governs) · bn মাপনী (measuring or drawing device) · vi thước kẻ (measuring or drawing device) · fa-ira خَطْکِش (measuring or drawing device) · tr cetvel (measuring or drawing device) · zza mastar (measuring or drawing device) · uk волода́р (person who rules or governs) · ajp مسطرة (measuring or drawing device) · grc ἀρχός (person who rules or governs) · he מַנְהִיג (person who rules or governs) · es regla (measuring or drawing device) · fi viivain (measuring or drawing device) · tk hökümdar (person who rules or governs) · az hakim (person who rules or governs) · cmn 尺 (measuring or drawing device) · tg ҳукмдор (person who rules or governs) · he סַרְגֵל (measuring or drawing device) · af heerser (person who rules or governs) · ne स्केल (measuring or drawing device) · bn শাসক (person who rules or governs) · el χάρακας (measuring or drawing device) · it righello (measuring or drawing device) · fa-ira خَط کِش (measuring or drawing device) · bg властели́н (person who rules or governs) · hi हाकिम (person who rules or governs) · ang regolsticca (measuring or drawing device) · ltg vaļdinīks (person who rules or governs) · lv lineāls (measuring or drawing device) · da hersker (person who rules or governs) · kmr cedwel (measuring or drawing device) · ba батша (person who rules or governs) · eo regnestro (person who rules or governs) · ast regla (measuring or drawing device) · sl ravnilo (measuring or drawing device) · dsb lineal (measuring or drawing device) · ca regle (measuring or drawing device) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (person who rules or governs) · ka სახაზავი (measuring or drawing device) · ug سىزغۇچ (measuring or drawing device) · ko 눈금자 (measuring or drawing device) · ro guvernant (person who rules or governs) · nv bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí (measuring or drawing device) · tt хаким (person who rules or governs) · cs vládkyně (a female person who rules or governs) · fa فرمانروا (person who rules or governs) · el ρίγα (measuring or drawing device) · ar مِسْطَرَة (measuring or drawing device) · ga rialtóir (person who rules or governs) · de Herrscherin (a female person who rules or governs) · fi viivoitin (measuring or drawing device) · mnc ᡱᡳ (measuring or drawing device) · sk pravítko (measuring or drawing device) · sk vládkyňa (a female person who rules or governs) · ro domnitor (person who rules or governs) · pl linijka (measuring or drawing device) · sq vizore (measuring or drawing device) · vi thước (measuring or drawing device) · ru власти́тельница (a female person who rules or governs) · la rēgula (measuring or drawing device) · sh вла̀да̄р (person who rules or governs) · km បន្ទាត់ (measuring or drawing device) · lt liniuõtė (measuring or drawing device) · sq sundimtar (person who rules or governs) · be ліне́йка (measuring or drawing device) · tt сызгыч (measuring or drawing device) · af liniaal (measuring or drawing device) · hy տիրակալ (person who rules or governs) · id penguasa (person who rules or governs) · fr chef (person who rules or governs) · cy llinellydd (measuring or drawing device) · cmn 直尺 (measuring or drawing device) · la dominātrīx (a female person who rules or governs) · nl heerseres (a female person who rules or governs) · bg владе́телка (a female person who rules or governs) · tg хат (measuring or drawing device) · tl galod (measuring or drawing device) · kk басқарушы (person who rules or governs) · tt җәдвәл (measuring or drawing device) · de Herrscher (person who rules or governs) · fa-ira حُکْمْران (person who rules or governs) · uz hokim (person who rules or governs) · sv linjal (measuring or drawing device) · id mistar (measuring or drawing device) · egy HqA-q-A-A1 (person who rules or governs) · nn makthavar (person who rules or governs) · la dominātor (person who rules or governs) · da lineal (measuring or drawing device) · hi पैमाना (measuring or drawing device) · af heersers (a female person who rules or governs) · hi हुक्मरान (person who rules or governs) · sh cȑtalo (measuring or drawing device) · dtp tutuku (measuring or drawing device) · az hökmran (person who rules or governs) · ur رُولَر (measuring or drawing device) · bg господа́р (person who rules or governs) · af liniale (measuring or drawing device) · ota جدول (measuring or drawing device) · ps ختکه (measuring or drawing device) · nl heerser (person who rules or governs) · ko 지배자 (person who rules or governs) · khb ᦺᦙᧉᦶᦑᧅ (measuring or drawing device) · cs pravítko (measuring or drawing device) · nl liniaal (measuring or drawing device) · kne lukod (measuring or drawing device) · zza peymenek (measuring or drawing device) · mk владар (person who rules or governs) · tr hükümdar (person who rules or governs) · nah tecutli (person who rules or governs) · ko 자 (measuring or drawing device) · fr dirigeant (person who rules or governs) · hy քանոն (measuring or drawing device) · mr पट्टी (measuring or drawing device) · arz حاكم (person who rules or governs) · ja 知事 (person who rules or governs) · kn ಅಳತೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿ (measuring or drawing device) · ba хаким (person who rules or governs) · tk lineýka (measuring or drawing device) · sh цр̏тало (measuring or drawing device) · hsb prawidło (measuring or drawing device) · sw rula (measuring or drawing device) · uz lineyka (measuring or drawing device) · th ผู้ว่าการ (person who rules or governs) · ltg linejals (measuring or drawing device) · ms pembaris (measuring or drawing device) · hi रूलर (measuring or drawing device) · pt régua (measuring or drawing device) · yue 尺 (measuring or drawing device) · kmr rastkêş (measuring or drawing device) · ki mũthamaki (person who rules or governs) · uk прави́телька (a female person who rules or governs) · ms pemerintah (person who rules or governs) · my အုပ်ချုပ်သောသူ (person who rules or governs) · tl naghahari (person who rules or governs) · nb hersker (person who rules or governs) · mr सत्ताधारी (person who rules or governs) · lv valdniece (a female person who rules or governs) · pl włodarz (person who rules or governs) · ht chèf (person who rules or governs) · sa अधिप (person who rules or governs) · fa-ira حاکِم (person who rules or governs) · lt valdõvas (person who rules or governs) · cy pren mesur (measuring or drawing device) · chr ᎠᏥᎶᏍᏗ (measuring or drawing device) · nan-hbl 尺 (measuring or drawing device) · mn захирагч (person who rules or governs) · fi hallitsija (person who rules or governs) · mn шугам (measuring or drawing device) · lv valdnieks (person who rules or governs) · ja ルーラー (measuring or drawing device) · mt riga (measuring or drawing device) · uk ліні́йка (measuring or drawing device) · lo ໄມ້ບັນທັດ (measuring or drawing device) · es gobernante (person who rules or governs) · ky аким (person who rules or governs) · ga rialóir (measuring or drawing device) · la tyranna (a female person who rules or governs) · hu uralkodónő (a female person who rules or governs) · ru власти́тель (person who rules or governs) · ur والی (person who rules or governs) · ru прави́тель (person who rules or governs) · uz hukmdor (person who rules or governs) · txb kamartīke (person who rules or governs) · pt governante (person who rules or governs) · ky бий (person who rules or governs) · cs vládce (person who rules or governs) · nrf relle (measuring or drawing device) · hsb lineal (measuring or drawing device) · th ไม้บรรทัด (measuring or drawing device) · kk билеуші (person who rules or governs) · ur حاکِم (person who rules or governs) · sv härskare (person who rules or governs) · et riigivalitseja (person who rules or governs) · mk владетел (person who rules or governs) · la tyrannus (person who rules or governs) · ru властели́н (person who rules or governs) · got 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (person who rules or governs) · uz chizgʻich (measuring or drawing device) · nn linjal (measuring or drawing device) · io linealo (measuring or drawing device) · dng чызы (measuring or drawing device) · jv ratu (person who rules or governs) · ja 定規 (measuring or drawing device) · tby koana (person who rules or governs) · pl władczyni (a female person who rules or governs) · mr मोजपट्टी (measuring or drawing device) · grc ἄρχων (person who rules or governs) · ky башкаруучу (person who rules or governs) · it sovrano (person who rules or governs) · az hökmdar (person who rules or governs) · ug ھاكىم (person who rules or governs) · ota مسطر (measuring or drawing device) · nb makthaver (person who rules or governs) · ps حاکم (person who rules or governs) · tft kolano (person who rules or governs) · ru госуда́рь (person who rules or governs) · yue 間尺 /间尺 (measuring or drawing device) · tr hükümran (person who rules or governs) · az xətçəkən (measuring or drawing device) · ky сызгыч (measuring or drawing device) · sa शासक (person who rules or governs) · yue 直尺 (measuring or drawing device) · hi शासक (person who rules or governs) · ja 支配者 (person who rules or governs) · ms penguasa (person who rules or governs) · he שַׁלִּיט (person who rules or governs) · fr latte (measuring or drawing device) · ug ھۆكۈمدار (person who rules or governs) · de Lineal (measuring or drawing device) · hu vonalzó (measuring or drawing device) · sk vládca (person who rules or governs) · bg владе́тел (person who rules or governs) · ro linie (measuring or drawing device) · mk владетелка (a female person who rules or governs) · prg rikis (person who rules or governs) · dsb smugadło (measuring or drawing device) · eu erregela (measuring or drawing device) · da herskerinde (a female person who rules or governs) · kk сызғыш (measuring or drawing device) · ota حكمدار (person who rules or governs) · grc ἡγεμών (person who rules or governs) · tg ҳоким (person who rules or governs) · nb linjal (measuring or drawing device) · fi hallitsijatar (a female person who rules or governs) · my မျည်းတံ (measuring or drawing device) · gl regra (measuring or drawing device) · sh ràvnalo (measuring or drawing device) · id penggaris (measuring or drawing device) · ne नाप (measuring or drawing device) · ur حُکْمَران (person who rules or governs) · is drottnari (person who rules or governs) · te అధికారి (person who rules or governs) · ps خط کښ (measuring or drawing device) · sh vȍđa (person who rules or governs) · sv härskarinna (a female person who rules or governs) · hu uralkodó (person who rules or governs) · be праві́цель (person who rules or governs) · az xətkeş (measuring or drawing device) · kmr hikumdar (person who rules or governs) · fi vallanpitäjä (person who rules or governs) · ja 物差し (measuring or drawing device) · ckb ڕاستە (measuring or drawing device) · sv ledare (person who rules or governs) · ru прави́тельница (a female person who rules or governs)