Oppressor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oppressor is a noun meaning Someone who oppresses another or others.
Meaning
Someone who oppresses another or others.
Example Sentences
All members of society are hurt by the dynamic of oppressor versus oppressed (McIntosh, 1988).
And in respect of the great necessity there is, my darling, for more employments being within the reach of Woman than our civilisation has as yet assigned to her, don’t fly at the unfortunate men, even those men who are at first sight in your way, as if they were the natural oppressors of your sex […]
Word Forms
- oppressors
- oppressour
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include repressive, oppressionist, suppressor, opponent, oppressee, opposer.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.