hector

¹hec·tor

noun \ˈhek-tər\

Definition of HECTOR

1

capitalized : a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles

2

: bully, braggart

Examples of HECTOR

1. <a small-town hector with no job and lots of time on his hands>

Origin of HECTOR

Latin, from Greek Hektōr

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HECTOR

Synonyms: bullyboy, bully, intimidator

Related Words: antagonist, enemy; abuser, baiter, giber (or jiber), harasser, harrier, heckler, mocker, needler, oppressor, persecutor, ridiculer, taunter, tease, teaser, torturer; goon, homeboy, homey (or homie), hood, hoodlum, hooligan, mug, punk, rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy); cutthroat, felon, gangster, gunman, mobster, racketeer

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with HECTOR

lector, nectar, rector, sector, specter, vector