ruler

[ roo-ler ]

/ ˈru lər /

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noun

a person who rules or governs; sovereign.

Also rule. a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc.

a person or thing that rules paper, wood, etc.

Astrology. the planet primarily associated with any sign of the zodiac or any house of the horoscope: The ruler of Aries is Mars. The ruler of Taurus is Venus.

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the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of ruler

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at rule, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ruler

sub·rul·er, nounun·der·rul·er, noun

Words nearby ruler

rule of outlet, rule of the road, rule of three, rule of thumb, rule out, ruler, rulership, Rules, rules committee, rules of order, rule the roost

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It was a way to show that they were the proper kind of gentlemen to be your rulers.
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Whether you need a basic set for school or a more advanced set for professional designing - it is clear that rulers are an important tool that you don’t outgrow.
The best rulers for home, office, and school|PopSci Commerce Team|January 8, 2021|Popular Science
It may be surprising just how many options you have when it comes to the simple ruler.
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Trotsky contended that Stalin as ruler was simply a spokesman for the oppressive state bureaucracy.
Did Stalin’s rise to power foretell the butchery that came next?|Robert Service|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

It features two ribbon placeholders, an expandable pocket, and a sturdy sewn-in pen holder and comes with a flat, 15-centimeter ruler and colorful tabs to bookmark important lists, notes, and more.
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How will we know if Kim, when he eventually surfaces, is ruler or figurehead?
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He wanted peace and harmony, and in this respect he was just another Roman ruler interested in imperial unity.
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Anyone “who has authority of the sword, is the ruler of a city, or wears the purple” has to resign his job or leave.
St. Hippolytus’ Careers Christians Should Never Have|Candida Moss|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Bible makes this out to be a matter of popular acclaim, the people lining up to have David as their ruler.
The King David You Never Knew|Joel Baden|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Anyhow, they realized, Assad had also lost his legitimacy as a ruler.
What Israel Really Thinks About Syria|Yaakov Katz|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Evidently his subjects knew as little of Yucatan as did their ruler.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
The ruler of each clan was called a chief, who was really the chief man of his family.
An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America|J. P. MacLean
This increase of power went together with a change of the position of the ruler.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
Yet this was the house of a ruler hostile to that flag to which I had thrown a good-by kiss, up at Fort Leavenworth.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

British Dictionary definitions for ruler

ruler

/ (ˈruːlə) /

noun

a person who rules or commands

Also called: rule a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges graduated usually in millimetres or inches, used for measuring and drawing straight lines

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