English dictionary

autocrat

/'/O/t/@/,kr/&/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a cruel and oppressive dictator

noun.person

Synonyms despot tyrant

Source: WordNet 3.0
An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, <i>Autocrat</i> of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).

noun

Source: webster1913