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- Dictionaryoppressor/əˈprɛsə/
noun
- 1. a person or group that oppresses people: "they overthrew their colonial oppressors"
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OPPRESSOR definition: 1. someone who treats people in an unfair and cruel way and prevents them from having opportunities…. Learn more.
to crush or burden by abuse of power or authority; suppress; to burden spiritually or mentally : weigh heavily upon… See the full definition
Oppressor definition: a person or group that exercises authority or power over another in a harsh and burdensome way. See examples of OPPRESSOR used in a sentence.
An oppressor is any authority (a group or a person) that uses its power unjustly to keep people under control. Many rebellious teenagers view their parents as oppressors, but the word is usually used to refer to dictators.
OPPRESSOR meaning: 1. someone who treats people in an unfair and cruel way and prevents them from having opportunities…. Learn more.
oppressor. noun. /əˈpresə (r)/. /əˈpresər/. a person or group of people that treats somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially by not giving them the same rights, etc. as other people.
An oppressor is a person or group of people that is treating another person or group of people cruelly or unfairly. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors. Synonyms: persecutor , tyrant , bully , scourge More Synonyms of oppressor
