browbeater
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browbeater — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people: bulldozer, bully, hector, intimidator. Archaic: brave. See OVER … English dictionary for students
browbeater — brow·beat·er … English syllables
browbeater — ˈbrau̇ˌbēd.ə(r), ētə noun : one that browbeats … Useful english dictionary
browbeat — browbeater, n. /brow beet /, v.t., browbeat, browbeaten, browbeating. to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing. [1575 85; BROW + BEAT] Syn. cow, badger, tyrannize, harass, coerce. * * * … Universalium
bully — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hector, brawler; plug ugly; tyrant. v. t. intimidate, browbeat, hector, bulldoze. See evildoer, insolence, threat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tormentor, ruffian, tough, tyrant; see rascal . v. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
browbeat — verb /ˈbrɑʊ.biːt/ To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson. Syn: bully, cow, domineer … Wiktionary
bully — Synonyms and related words: Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Goliath, Hercules, Herod, OK, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, ace high, admirable, annoyer, awe, bad, badgerer, bang up, battler, beat down … Moby Thesaurus
hector — Synonyms and related words: Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Herod, Texan, aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, big mouth, blatherskite, blower, blowhard, bludgeon, bluff, bluffer, bluster, bluster and bluff, bluster out of, blusterer,… … Moby Thesaurus
hector — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bully, torment, plague, domineer, bluster. See insolence, threat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. browbeat, bully, nag; see bait 2 , bother 2 . See Synonym Study at bait . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… … English dictionary for students
bulldozer — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. earthmover, grader, plow, heavy machinery. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people: browbeater, bully, hector, intimidator. Archaic: brave. See OVER … English dictionary for students
