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    Hector
    /ˈhɛktə/
    • 1. a Trojan warrior, son of Priam and Hecuba and husband of Andromache. He was killed by Achilles, who dragged his body behind his chariot three times round the walls of Troy.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHECTOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HECTOR definition: 1. to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order…. Learn more.

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    The meaning of HECTOR is a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles. How to use hector in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Hector.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHECTOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HECTOR meaning: 1. to talk and behave towards someone in a loud and unpleasantly forceful way, especially in order…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHECTOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. [disapproval] I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bully, harass, browbeat, worry More Synonyms of Hector. hectoring adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

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    Hector definition: the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache. See examples of HECTOR used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhector verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of hector verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hectorHector - definition of hector by The Free Dictionary

    Define hector. hector synonyms, hector pronunciation, hector translation, English dictionary definition of hector. n. Greek Mythology A Trojan prince, the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Achilles in Homer's Iliad.

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    Hector Definition. hĕktər. hectors. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Filter. noun. hectors. A swaggering fellow; bully. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. In Homer's Iliad, the greatest Trojan hero, killed by Achilles to avenge the death of Patroclus: he is the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHECTOR definition in American English | Collins English ...

    transitive verb. If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. [disapproval] I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. Synonyms: bully, harass, browbeat, worry More Synonyms of Hector.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hectorhector | meaning of hector in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    hector meaning, definition, what is hector: to speak to someone in an angry threaten...: Learn more.