Synonyms for
Emperor
Definition
An emperor is a ruler of an empire or a person of high rank in a certain field.
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Common collocations
- Roman emperor
- Chinese emperor
- absolute emperor
- powerful emperor
- benevolent emperor
- reign of an emperor
- the emperor's decree
- emperor penguin
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Usage note
An emperor is the supreme ruler of an empire. While 'emperor' can be used formally, it often carries connotations of vast power and historical significance.
Example sentences
- The emperor wore a crown and a long robe.
- The emperor's palace was grand and opulent.
- The emperor had many loyal subjects who followed his every command.
- The emperor was feared and respected by his enemies.
- The emperor was a wise ruler who made fair decisions.
Quotes
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. At first the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel, seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lined, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut, full of wise saws and modern instances; and so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side, his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, turning again toward childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
An emperor is like a puppet who can dance without strings; his people do not know the source of his movements.
The emperor is not so important as the people who serve him.