English noun: ruler |
1. | ruler (person) a person who rules or commands |
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| Samples | Swayer of the universe.
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| Synonyms | swayer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ameer, amir, Arab chief, basileus, Bourbon, calif, caliph, crowned head, dictator, dynast, emeer, emir, ethnarch, grand Turk, hakim, Hanoverian, Inca, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah, khan, lord, master, Moghul, Mogul, monarch, oligarch, overlord, Pharaoh, Pharaoh of Egypt, potentate, puppet leader, puppet ruler, regent, sheik, sheikh, sovereign, Stuart, sultan, tribal sheik, tribal sheikh, Tudor, tyrant |
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| Instance hyponym | Tamburlaine, Tamerlane, Timur, Timur Lenk |
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2. | ruler (artifact) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths |
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| Synonyms | rule |
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| Broader (hypernym) | measure, measuring rod, measuring stick |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | carpenter's rule, foot rule, meterstick, metrestick, yard measure, yardstick |
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