-crat

1. 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.

-crat

combining form

1. See -cracy
   indicating a person who takes part in or is a member of a form of government or class See also -cracy

   democrat

   technocrat

Derived Forms

• -cratic, combining_form:in_adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of -crat¹

< Greek -kratēs as in autokratḗs autocrat; replacing -crate < French < Greek, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of -crat¹

from Greek -kratēs, from -kratia -cracy

Example Sentences

Crat′eriform, or Crater′iform, shaped like a crater; Crat′erous.

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Bureau′crat, Bureau′cratist, one who advocates government by bureaucracy.

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You, ze gen'leman, ze areest'crat—to love ze little wil' ma'm'selle?

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