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Showing words for OPPRESSOR using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Oppressor

oppressor, proposers

8 Letter Words for Oppressor

opposers, proposer, proposes, prospero, prospers, spoorers

7 Letter Words for Oppressor

opposer, opposes, oppress, poroses, porpess, pressor, propers, propose, prosers, prosper, prosser, roosers, spoorer

6 Letter Words for Oppressor

oopses, oppose, ospore, poorer, popess, porers, porose, posers, posser, preops, proper, propos, prores, proser, proses, prosos, repros, rooser, rooses, ropers, rosser, sooper, sopors, sopper, sorose, spoors, spores, sprose

5 Letter Words for Oppressor

ooses, oppos, pepos, perps, pesos, poops, popes, porer, pores, poros, poser, poses, posse, preop, preps, press, proos, propr, props, prore, prose, proso, pross, repos, repps, repro, roops, roose, roper, ropes, rores, roser, roses, serrs, soops, sopor, sorer, sores, speos, spoor, spore

4 Letter Words for Oppressor

epop, epos, eros, errs, esop, oops, oose, opes, oppo, oreo, ores, oses, osse, pepo, peps, perp, pers, peso, pess, poop, poor, poos, pope, pops, pore, porr, pose, poss, prep, pres, proo, prop, pros, repo, repp, repr, reps, resp, roer, roes, roop, roos, rope, ropp, rose, ross, seor, seps, sero, serr, sers, soop, sope, sops, sore, soso, spor

3 Letter Words for Oppressor

eos, err, ers, esp, esr, ess, oer, oes, oop, oor, oos, ope, opp, ops, ore, ors, ose, pep, per, pes, poo, pop, por, pos, ppr, pps, pre, pro, prp, prs, rep, res, roe, roo, ros, rps, sep, ser, sop, spp, sps, sse, ssp

Definitions for Oppressor

[1] to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
[2] to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.): Care and sorrow oppressed them.
[3] to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does.
[4] Archaic . to put down; subdue or suppress.
[5] Archaic . to press upon or against; crush.
[6] to subjugate by cruelty, force, etc
[7] to afflict or torment
[8] to lie heavy on (the mind, imagination, etc)
[9] an obsolete word for overwhelm

Words related to Oppressor

oppressautocrat, despot, authoritarian, bully, dictator, taskmaster, martinet, persecutor

Words nearby Oppressor

oppressopposite prompt, opposite sex, opposition, oppositional disorder, oppositionist, oppress, oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn

Origin of Oppressor

1300–50; Middle English oppressen < Middle French oppresser < Medieval Latin oppressāre, derivative of Latin oppressus past participle of opprimere to squeeze, suffocate, equivalent to op- op- + -primere (combining form of premere ) to press1

Words that may be confused with Oppressor

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, oppressoppress, repress

Other words from Oppressor

op·press·i·ble , adjective
op·pres·sor , noun
pre·op·press , verb (used with object)
pre·op·pres·sor , noun
re·op·press , verb (used with object)
self-op·pres·sor , noun
un·op·pressed , adjective
un·op·press·i·ble , adjective

Word origin for Oppressor

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin oppressāre, from Latin opprimere, from ob- against + premere to press

Synonyms for Oppressor

autocrat, despot, authoritarian, bully, dictator, martinet, persecutor, taskmaster, absolute ruler, slave driver