Oppressor
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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 […]"
- 2 a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures wordnet
Example
More examples"He will avenge the people on their oppressor."
Etymology
From Middle English oppressour, from Old French opressor and Latin oppressor; equivalent to oppress + -or.