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[Hector]
** English
[2019]
*** Etymology
[en] From [en], from Late [en],[1] from [en] or [en], from [grc], from
[grc],[2] [present] [active] [infinitive] of [grc], from [en].
The verb is derived from the noun.[3]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
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*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. _Sometimes in the form_ [EN] : a blustering , noisy , turbulent fellow ; a braggart , bully .
2. * [en]
**** Translations
[blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow] [trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully , to domineer .
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. [en] To behave like a hector or bully ; to bluster , to swagger ; to bully.
6. * [en]
7. * [chapter=Alvina Becomes Allaye]
8. * [en]
**** Alternative forms
- [en] [obsolete]
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|hectorer |hectoring<pos:adjective, noun> |hectoringly |hectorism
|hectorly |hectorship<ll:archaic> |unhectored }}
**** Translations
[to dominate or intimidate]
- Armenian:
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de]
- Spanish: [es]
- Thai: [th]
[trans-bottom]
[to behave like a hector or bully]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** See also
- [hectare]
*** References
References:
[1]. [entry=Hector]
[2]. [entry=Hector] ; [R:Lexico]
[3]. [part of speech=v]
*** Further reading
- [R:Century 1911]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en] [en]