oppressor Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
WordNet
Op*press"or noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. Shak.
To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor. Swift.
