American English pronunciation

How to pronounce dictator

IPA transcription: [dɪk'teɪtɚ]

Pronunciation variants: [dɪk'teɪtɚ]['dɪkteɪtɚ]

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Noun

  • a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine

  • a ruler who is unconstrained by law

  • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

    “my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime”

Usage examples

  • This role was a broad parody of the fascist then-dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini.
  • After these disasters the Romans appointed Fabius Maximus as dictator.
  • Unfortunately, he was killed during the dictatorship.
  • The dictator was radical in his ideology.
  • After the dictator's rule of fourty three years was over, the country was devastated.
  • After the dictator's rule of fourty three years was over, the country was devastated.
  • The dictator was radical in his ideology.
  • Together, these writers created the Dictator novel genre.
  • The dictator was radical in his ideology.
  • The dictator was radical in his ideology.