EGAVE

hector

About 2.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.
  2. verb To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
  3. verb To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

Hector Hectors hectored hectoring hectoringly hectors

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