emperor
noun
em·per·or
| \ ˈem-pər-ər
, -prər\
, -prər\
Definition of emperor
: the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire
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Other Words from emperor
emperorship
\ ˈem-pər-ər-ˌship
, -prər- \
noun
, -prər- \
noun
Examples of emperor in a Sentence
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Some once belonged to presidents, emperors, and celebrities like Elvis Presley, whose 507 BMW was a star attraction several years ago. — NBC News, "Pebble Beach Car Week: Where one-percenters can blow $48 million on a car," 16 Aug. 2019 Although it was set in Denver and inspired by I, Claudius, a novel and BBC television adaptation about backstabbing Roman emperors, Dynasty was filmed at lavish estates in California. — Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 All things that move between the quiet poles Shall be at my command: emperors and kings Are but obeyed in their several provinces . . . . — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The Infernal Art of the Deal," 6 Aug. 2019 The nation’s affiliation with Byzantium, first through the Roman emperor Constantine’s eastern capital of Constantinople, and later as part of the Ottoman Empire, is memorialized in some of the world’s most striking mosaics. — Andrew Solomon, Condé Nast Traveler, "Traveling Through Jordan’s Historic Ruins, Red Dunes, and Dead Sea," 24 July 2019 The home, completed in 1898, was designed for Adolf Bachofen von Echt (1864—1947), a director of Vienna’s Nussdorfer Brewery, which made a beer favored by the emperor and his court. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "In Vienna, a Villa Built for a Brewing Bigwig," 10 July 2019 In a simple 10-minute ceremony, the emperor and his wife, Empress Michiko, stood in front of 300 politicians and judges to formally signal the end of his reign, which began in 1989 following the death of his father, Emperor Hirohito. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, "The Secret Story Behind a Never-Before-Seen Portrait of Emperor Akihito," 2 May 2019 Austria's capital is known for opulent palaces and monuments of past emperors and other nobility as well as its cozy coffee houses and wine bars. — Jessica Durando, USA TODAY, "And the best city in the world to live is ...," 20 Mar. 2018 Shuja-ud-daulah had also been vazir to the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. — Anu Kumar, Quartz India, "An 18th-century British merchant’s account of how the empire ruled India," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emperor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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emperor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of emperor
: a man who rules an empire
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emperor
noun
em·per·or
| \ ˈem-pər-ər
\
\
Kids Definition of emperor
: a man who rules an empire
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