Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "ruler" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

desk drawer office

Capable Of

govern people govern peopple govern state guide lines mean measuring tool measure distance

Derived Terms

agate ruler architect's ruler co-ruler coruler drafter's ruler home ruler overruler parallel ruler patchwork ruler planet-ruler puppet ruler ruleress rulerless rulership scale ruler sign ruler standard ruler subruler

Has Property

useful when drawing straight lines

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor doer measure measuring rod measuring stick person worker

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Führer Negus Padishah autocrat chief crown prince czar czarina despot dictator duke dynast emir emperor empress governor kaiser khagan khan king maharajah maharani mikado monarch nizam pharaoh potentate prince princess queen rajah rani regent satrap shah sovereign sultan tsar tsarina tyrant viceroy

Type Of (IsA)

distance measuring device person piece of material

Related Terms

Eminence Excellency Grace Highness Lordship Majesty Royal Highness Sire boss caliph generalissimo grand poobah head of state high muckamuck important person leader magistrate magnate mogul nabob shogun tycoon

Related Terms

centimeters device dictator dominion exercising exercising government flat foot foot stick for measuring govern government graduation inches inches centimeters king like like yardstick lines marking measure measurement measurement device measuring measuring device measuring stick measuring tool numbers one foot person political political king rectangular rigid rule stick straight straight strip straightedge strip tool twelve twelve inches unit wooden wooden stick yardstick

Synonym Network

rule

Used For

measuring measuring lengths

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.