hector
hector is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
- 2.To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden.
- 3.To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes called?
- What is to treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden called?
- What is to play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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