OPPRESSOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OPPRESSOR?

Need another word that means the same as “oppressor”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “oppressor” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Oppressor” are: persecutor, tyrant, despot, autocrat, bully, slave driver, iron hand, scourge, dictator, tormentor, torturer, intimidator, subjugator

Oppressor as a Noun

Definitions of "Oppressor" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “oppressor” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures.
• A person or group that oppresses people.

Synonyms of "Oppressor" as a noun (13 Words)

autocrat	A ruler who has absolute power. Eva was an autocrat people didn t argue unless they had a lot of courage.
bully	A hired thug. He is a ranting domineering bully.
despot	A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
dictator	(in ancient Rome) a chief magistrate with absolute power, appointed in an emergency. My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime.
intimidator	A person who frightens or overawes someone, especially in order to make them do something. They won t be bullied by the noted intimidators.
iron hand	Home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth.
persecutor	A person who persecutes someone, especially for their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs. A well known curmudgeon and persecutor of buskers.
scourge	Something causing misery or death. The scourge of mass unemployment.
slave driver	Someone who works as hard as a slave.
subjugator	A conqueror who defeats and enslaves.
tormentor	Someone who torments. They help victims of domestic violence escape their tormentors.
torturer	Someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion. They died at the hands of sadistic torturers.
tyrant	A tyrant flycatcher. The tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations.

Usage Examples of "Oppressor" as a noun

• They overthrew their colonial oppressors.

Associations of "Oppressor" (30 Words)

autocrat	An imperious person who insists on complete obedience from others. Eva was an autocrat people didn t argue unless they had a lot of courage.
bloodthirsty	Having or showing a desire to kill and maim. Bloodthirsty yells.
captor	A person that catches or confines another. He managed to escape from his captors two nights later.
conqueror	Someone who is victorious by force of arms. A people ruled over by a foreign conqueror.
despot	A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
dictator	A person who behaves in an autocratic way. My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime.
encroach	Advance beyond the usual limit. The sea has encroached all round the coast.
governor	A device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed. The governor of the Bank of England.
impinge	Impinge or infringe upon. The proposed fencing would impinge on a public bridleway.
infringe	Advance beyond the usual limit. Such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties.
interloper	A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. To her I was always an outsider an interloper.
intrude	Thrust oneself in as if by force. They intruded on our dinner party.
intruder	A person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent. The intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor.
intrusion	Entrance by force or without permission or welcome. He was furious about this intrusion into his private life.
invade	Occupy in large numbers or live on a host. Demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace.
invader	Someone who enters by force in order to conquer. The arrival of Spanish invaders.
invincible	Too powerful to be defeated or overcome. An invincible warrior.
monocracy	A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.
ruler	A person who rules or commands.
satrap	A governor of a province in ancient Persia.
superior	A person superior to another in rank or status especially a colleague in a higher position. Superior officer.
transgress	Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline. She had transgressed an unwritten social law.
trespass	Pass beyond (limits or boundaries. A mass trespass on the moor.
tyrant	A tyrant flycatcher. The tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations.
usurpation	Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation.
victor	A code word representing the letter V, used in radio communication. Congratulations to the victors.
violate	Violate the sacred character of a place or language. Violate my privacy.
violation	The crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will. The aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions.
violator	A person who breaks or fails to comply with a rule or formal agreement. A curse pronounced over the violators of children.
winner	A person or thing that wins something. A Nobel Prize winner.