Dictionary definitions
- Enter a word for the dictionary definition.
oppressor
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oppressor \Op*press"or\, n. [L.]
One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others;
one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable
severity.
[1913 Webster]
The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor.
--Swift.
[1913 Webster]
