Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bully.
- intransitive verb To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
- intransitive verb To behave like a bully; swagger.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To treat with insolence; threaten; bully.
- To find fault with; fret at; chide; scold.
- Synonyms To fret, worry, annoy, beset, provoke, irritate.
- To play the bully; bluster; be turbulent or insolent.
- noun A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.
- noun One who teases or vexes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
- transitive verb To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.
- intransitive verb To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bully ; a blustering,turbulent , noisy fellow. - verb transitive To
intimidate ordominate in ablustering way. - verb intransitive To behave like a
bully ;swagger .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
- verb be bossy towards
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But in a speech to the Fabian Society in London, Mr Johnson made a veiled attack on the Conservative leader by saying the Government does not have a licence to 'hector' and 'lecture' people on how they live their life.
Archive 2008-07-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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In pt ii. of the _Niebelungen Lied_, he sees his sons and liegemen struck down without making the least effort to save them, and is as unlike the Attila of history as a "hector" is to the noble Trojan "the protector of mankind."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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David Cameron has said he will not "hector" the Chinese over human rights despite pressure to condemn the jailing of China's Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Mr Cameron has said it would be wrong for him to "hector" Chinese politicians and business leaders over human rights, ducking questions of whether he will take up the matter at the highest levels.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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David Cameron has said it would be wrong for him to "hector" Chinese politicians and business leaders over human rights
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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David Cameron has said it would be wrong for him to "hector" Chinese politicians and business leaders over human rights
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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David Cameron has said it would be wrong for him to "hector" Chinese politicians and business leaders over human rights
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Hell, we could just pick a few letters in “financial reform” and call it FNARF. hector says:
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Is there some law of conservation of puritanism in American culture, that we always have to find a new class of sinners to officially hector?
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The only thing different about Obama from Hillary is that he's African-American and that has opened the racial floodgates to hector, harass, and demean him.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Knock Off the 'Run Hillary Run' Chatter Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
dhuber commented on the word hector
Also, a noun... "a bully"
or a verb... "to bully"
November 16, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word hector
"Hector the Hero" is an old and very nice fiddle tune.
February 9, 2008
seanahan commented on the word hector
Used recently by George Bush, CBS news
March 29, 2008