Thesaurus:ruler

Thesaurus

ruler

English

Noun

Sense: person who rules or governs

Synonyms

• overling
• provost
• ruler

Hyponyms

• autocrat
• crown prince
• despot
• dictator
• duke
• dynast
• emperor
• empress
• governor
• king
• monarch
• potentate
• prince
• princess
• queen
• regent
• ruler
• satrap
• sovereign
• tyrant
• viceroy
•   —
• chief
• czar
• czarina
• emir
• Führer
• kaiser
• khagan
• khan
• maharajah
• maharani
• mikado
• Negus
• nizam
• Padishah
• pharaoh    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rajah
• rani
• shah
• sultan
• tsar
• tsarina

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• caliph
• generalissimo
• head of state
• leader
• magistrate
• magnate
• mogul
• shogun
• tycoon
• grand poobah
• high muckamuck
• nabob
• Eminence
• Excellency
• Grace
• Highness
• Lordship
• Majesty
• Royal Highness
• Sire

See also

• Thesaurus:boss
• Thesaurus:important person

Further reading

• “745. master” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “ruler” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.