pharaoh | Definition of pharaoh

Synonyms and Antonyms of pharaoh

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people

Synonyms of pharaoh

caesar, despot, dictator, führer (or fuehrer), oppressor, strongman, tyrannizer, tyrant

Words Related to pharaoh

autarch, autocrat, monocrat

authoritarian, Big Brother, paramount, potentate, totalitarian

caudillo, overlord, warlord

boss, captain, chief, dominator, kingpin, leader, master, overlord, ruler

king, lord, monarch, prince, queen, sovereign (also sovran)

baron, czar (also tsar), magnate, mogul, tycoon

disciplinarian, discipliner, enforcer, martinet, taskmaster

Phrases Synonymous with pharaoh

man on horseback