hector
/ˈhɛktɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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Example Sentences
- "Luc[ia]. VVhat would you do you dowty Hectors? / Kick. Hectors! upon my honour, if we can find them out, we'll beat your Gallants for this. / […] Luc. Advant, you Hectors, we are not fit for you: […]"
- "Theſe Nimrods (ſay they) grew great by the Strength of their Limbs and their Vices, engraved their Murthers upon their Shields, and Hectored all the Little and Peaceable People into Peaſantry."
- "It was a common thing for an honeſt Man, when he came Home at Night, to find another Fellow domineering in his Family, hectoring his Servants, calling for Supper, and pretending to go to Bed with his Wife."
- "The complaint alleges that on or about February 5 and March 8, Respondent, by Mrs. Flynn, violated Section 8(a)(1) of the Act by hectoring employees for seeking union representation."
- "Skyler, um... this is my money... and why are we having this conversation? You're no longer a part of my life [...] so I don't understand why you're hectoring me about this."
- "[…] I was ſent for by the marſhall, huffed and hectored ſtrangely, thretned, &c., in fine, muſte give bonds to the good behaviour; I refuſed, […]"
Etymology
From Hector (“in Greek and Roman mythology, a character in Homer’s Iliad who is the greatest warrior of Troy”), from Late Middle English Hector (“warrior with the qualities of Hector”), from Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχειν (ékhein), present active infinitive of ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, own, possess; to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *seǵʰ-, Hector, Hectōr, Ἕκτωρ, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɛktɚ/
- British English: /ˈhɛktə/
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Not to be confused with hectare
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