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Hector

March 14, 2024

hector

hec-tor / hĕk-tər

noun 1. a bully; one who is domineering and tries to intimidate smaller or weaker people All monarchs I hate, and the thrones they sit on, From the hector of France to the cully of Britain. John Wilmot, 1647 – 1680 verb 1. to intimidate smaller or weaker people; to bully; to bluster An honest man, when he came home at night, found another fellow domineering in his family, hectoring his servants, and calling for supper. From “The History of John Bull” by John Arbuthnot, 1667 – 1735
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