emperor

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmpərə/, SAMPA: /"Emp@r\@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmpərɚ/, SAMPA: /"Emp@r\@`/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular emperor

Plural emperors

Cyrus the Great, the Emperor of Iran.

1. (countable) An emperor is the male leader or monarch of an empire.

   The coronation of the Japanese emperor happened this year.

Related words

• empire
• empress
• imperial
• imperialism