oppressor
noun
a person or group that exercises authority or power over another in a harsh and burdensome way.
oppressors
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pluralof oppressor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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What actual human being, assured of his right to live, would set about begging his oppressors to accept the sacrifice of his identity?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Joy proves defiant to the shadowy oppressors who wish to see their “enemies” suffer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
The victims, he said, should not be treated the same way as the oppressors.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
The lament also contains an imprecatory prayer asking God to bring judgment on David’s oppressors.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
Freedom, he realized, did not come only from rising up against oppressors or tyrants.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
