dear leader
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A title adopted by Kim Jong Il, the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011.
name
Nickname for Q22686 (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025), seen as engendering unthinking subservience among his followers.
American usage; Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s so-called Dear Leader, did not survive the year that opened with the Arab Spring."
- "North Korea has long been known for its love of titles for its leaders. Mr. Kim's grandfather, the nation's founder, was known as the Great Leader; his son, the Dear Leader. The country seems not yet to have decided on the same kind of moniker for Mr. Kim — settling for workaday titles like marshal of the military."
- ""The teachers would say: 'Do you know where the milk came from? It came from the Dear Leader. Because of his love and consideration, we are drinking milk today,' " said Lee, looking every bit a South Korean with her dyed hair and trendy sweater."
- "But patriotism means standing up for your country's values, not pledging personal allegiance to Dear Leader."
- "Even as Trump commands a dwindling number of Republicans willing to say the election remains unsettled, his administration is stuck trying to carry out Dear Leader's wishes."
- "Also on Tuesday, Arizona Republicans censured Rusty Bowers, a Republican and leader in the state's legislature, after he had testified last month before the committee and denied that Trump won Arizona. Fealty to "Dear Leader" remains a tribal litmus test."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
DJT
The Donald
Trump
Cheeto
Dementia Don
Diaper Don
Dirty Donald
Donald Duck
Donald Trumpet
Don Snoreleone
Don the Con
Dozy Don