-crat
a combining form meaning “ruler,” “member of a ruling body,” “advocate of a particular form of rule,” used in the formation of compound words: autocrat; technocrat.
Origin of -crat
1- Compare -cracy.
Words Nearby -crat
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How to use -crat in a sentence
Crat′eriform, or Crater′iform, shaped like a crater; Crat′erous.
Bureau′crat, Bureau′cratist, one who advocates government by bureaucracy.
You, ze gen'leman, ze areest'crat—to love ze little wil' ma'm'selle?
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills | Edwin Carlile Litsey
British Dictionary definitions for -crat
indicating a person who takes part in or is a member of a form of government or class: democrat; technocrat See also -cracy
Origin of -crat
1Derived forms of -crat
- -cratic or -cratical, adj combining form
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