dictator

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdɪkteɪtər/

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Noun

Singular dictator

Plural dictators

Hitler, a dictator.

1. (countable) A leader of a country who has total control over everything.

   Hitler was a terrible dictator.

2. (countable) Someone who dictates (tell others what to write or what to do).

   It would take a very good secretary to follow such a bad dictator.