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    emperor
    /ˈɛmp(ə)rə/

    noun

    • 1. a sovereign ruler of an empire: "he became emperor in 1930"
    • 2. an orange and brown North American butterfly with a swift dodging flight, breeding chiefly on hackberries.

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

    a male ruler of an empire. Compare. empress. Examples. He'd dressed himself up as a Roman emperor for the fancy-dress party. This type of porcelain was made specifically for the Chinese emperor and the imperial household. Hirohito was Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emperorEmperor Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire; emperor penguin… See the full definition

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EmperorEmperor - Wikipedia

    In as much as there is a strict definition of emperor, it is that an emperor has no relations implying the superiority of any other ruler and typically rules over more than one nation.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMPEROR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a male ruler of an empire. Compare. empress. Examples. He'd dressed up as a Roman emperor for the costume party. This type of porcelain was made specifically for the Chinese emperor and the imperial household. Hirohito was Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › emperorEMPEROR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Emperor definition: the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire. See examples of EMPEROR used in a sentence.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › emperor-titleEmperor | Definition, Examples, & History | Britannica

    4 days ago · Emperor, title designating the sovereign of an empire, conferred originally on rulers of the Roman Empire and on various later European rulers, including the Holy Roman emperors, the Russian tsars, and Napoleon Bonaparte. It has also been applied to certain non-European rulers, such as those of Ethiopia or Japan.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › emperorEmperor - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Forget prime ministers, presidents or even kings or queens: an emperor was the biggest, baddest ruler of them all — the leader of undisputed power who controlled a nation or, more usually, a number of subjugated nations known collectively as an empire.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionemperor noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › emperorEmperor - definition of emperor by The Free Dictionary

    Define emperor. emperor synonyms, emperor pronunciation, emperor translation, English dictionary definition of emperor. n. 1. The male ruler of an empire. 2. a. The emperor butterfly. b. The emperor moth. c. The emperor penguin. em′per·or·ship′ n. American Heritage®...

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › emperorEmperor Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Emperor definition, the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire: the emperors of Rome. See more.