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ruler - 19 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | ruler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historically, person who ruled an area |
| Synonyms: | baron, baroness, count, czar, dame, emperor, empress, kaiser, king, lady, lord, magnate, majesty, mogul, monarch, overlord, potentate, prince, queen, royal, sovereign, tycoon, caesar, caliph, contessa, countess, crowned head, czarina, duchess, duke, dynast, gerent, imperator, khan, maharajah, maharani, mikado, oligarch, pasha, princess, rajah, rani, rex, shah, sultan, sultana |
| Antonyms: | commoner, subject |
| Main Entry: | ruler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tool for measuring or calculating length |
| Synonyms: | measure, measuring stick, rule, yardstick, T-square, folding rule, slide rule, straightedge |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge |
| Synonyms: | big cheese*, big wheel*, bigwig*, boss, captain, commander, dictator, director, general, governor, head, honcho*, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, big gun, chieftain, foreperson, head honcho, head person, key player, suzerain, top brass, top cat |
| Antonyms: | apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of military or other organization |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese*, boss, captain, chief, czar, director, don, guru, head, mastermind, officer, ruler, skipper, top banana*, CO, commandant, exec, head honcho, head person, high priest/priestess, higher up, kingfish, kingpin, lead-off person, point person, top brass, top dog |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | governor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person administrating government |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, chief, commander, comptroller, director, executive, head, leader, manager, overseer, ruler, superintendent, supervisor, chief of state, controller, gubernatorial leader, guv, head honcho, presiding officer |
| Main Entry: | leader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides |
| Synonyms: | boss, captain, chief, commander, conductor, dean, dignitary, director, eminence, forerunner, general, governor, guide, harbinger, head, herald, lead, lion*, luminary, manager, mistress, notable, officer, pacesetter, pilot, pioneer, precursor, president, principal, rector, ringleader, ruler, shepherd, skipper, superintendent, superior, chieftain, controller, counsellor, doyen, exec, notability |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | potentate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | monarch |
| Synonyms: | autocrat, chief, despot, dictator, emperor, empress, king, leader, majesty, prince, queen, royalty, ruler, sovereign, chieftain, crowned head, head of state, princess |
| Main Entry: | ringleader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | agitator, boss, captain, chief, commander, general, head, instigator, mastermind, president, ruler, skipper, spokesperson, troublemaker, brains, chieftain, head honcho, inciter, orchestrator |
| Main Entry: | sovereign |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supreme ruler |
| Synonyms: | autocrat, chief, czar, emperor, empress, king, leader, majesty, monarch, potentate, prince, queen, ruler, princess |
| Antonyms: | servant |
| Main Entry: | stick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pole, often wooden |
| Synonyms: | bar, bat, baton, billet, bludgeon, board, branch, cane, club, cudgel, ingot, mast, rod, rule, ruler, shoot, slab, staff, stake, stalk, stem, strip, switch, timber, twig, wand, wedge, birch, drumstick, ferrule, slat, stave |
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person higher or highest in rank |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, boss, brass*, chief, director, elder, executive, head, leader, manager, principal, ruler, senior, supervisor, CEO, chieftain, exec, head honcho, heavyweight, higher-up, key player |
| Antonyms: | inferior, servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | length of material for hitting |
| Synonyms: | bat, belt, birch, bullwhip, cane, cat-o'-nine-tails, crop, goad, horsewhip, knout, lash, prod, push, rawhide, rod, ruler, scourge, strap, switch, thong |
| Main Entry: | czar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emperor |
| Synonyms: | autocrat, despot, leader, ruler, tsar, tzar |
| Main Entry: | lord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | master |
| Synonyms: | aristocrat, baron, bishop, captain, commander, count, dad, don, governor, king, leader, magnate, monarch, nobility, noble, nobleman, old man, overlord, patrician, peer, potentate, prince, royalty, ruler, sovereign, superior, commandant, duke, earl, liege, man upstairs, marquis, parliamentarian, seigneur, viscount |
| Main Entry: | patriarch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male head |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, architect, author, chief, creator, elder, father, founder, generator, grandfather, head, inventor, maker, master, old man, originator, ruler, senior, sire, gaffer, graybeard, paterfamilias |
| Antonyms: | matriarch |
| Main Entry: | queen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female monarch |
| Synonyms: | consort, empress, monarch, queen dowager, regent, ruler, female ruler, female sovereign, queen consort, queen mother, wife of a king |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, captain, chief, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, skipper, slave driver*, superintendent, supervisor, swami*, taskmaster, teacher, tutor, wheel*, chieftain, commandant, controller, head person, schoolmaster/ mistress, spiritual leader, top dog |
| Antonyms: | servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of organization, often an educational one |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, chief, dean, director, head, lead, leader, preceptor, protagonist, rector, ruler, star, superintendent, exec, key player |
| Notes: | principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | royalty |
| Synonyms: | monarch, monarchy, potentate, ruler, sovereign, sovereignty, crowned head, supreme ruler, the throne |
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