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Hector Common

Hector has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

"The ancient epic recounts how Hector fell at the hands of Achilles in the final years of the siege."

2

Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a blusterer, bully.

"The coach tried to calm his hector teammates down after they started shouting and throwing equipment around the locker room."

Verb
1

be bossy towards

"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

2

To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.

"The new manager tried to hector the team into working overtime by shouting orders and dismissing their concerns."

Proper Noun
1

A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

"The bard began his tale by describing how Hector led the Trojans to defend their city gates against Achilles."

See Also
iliad behave blusterer noisy turbulent hectorer trojan domineer
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
intimidate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tyrannize
Rhyming Words
tor ator ltor stor ctor dtor aitor kotor gator actor fetor astor sutor nator rotor motor tutor jstor bator autor
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