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English noun: Hector

1. Hector (person) (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War


Instance hypernymmythical being


Domain categoryGreek mythology


English verb: hector

1. hector (emotion) be bossy towards


SamplesHer big brother always bullied her when she was young.


Synonymsballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, push around, strong-arm


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)intimidate


Narrower (hyponym)domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize









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