Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oppressor

/əpɹˈɛsɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: op-pres-sor
IPA: /əpɹˈɛsɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who oppresses another or others.

Example Sentences

"And in respect of the great necessity there is, my darling, for more employments being within the reach of Woman than our civilisation has as yet assigned to her, don’t fly at the unfortunate men, even those men who are at first sight in your way, as if they were the natural oppressors of your sex […]"
"All members of society are hurt by the dynamic of oppressor versus oppressed (McIntosh, 1988)."

Etymology

From Middle English oppressour, from Old French opressor and Latin oppressor; equivalent to oppress + -or.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: oppressour, opressor, oppressor
Suffix: oppress

Inflected Forms

oppressors (plural) oppressour (alternative)

Derived Forms

downpressor

Frequently Paired Words

liberator

Rhymes With

professor lesser successor compressor dresser aggressor suppressor assessor presser messer possessor stressor

Questions

How do you pronounce oppressor?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpɹˈɛsɚ/.
What does oppressor mean?: Someone who oppresses another or others.
Where does oppressor come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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