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emperor

noun
EM-puh-rer/ˈɛmpəɹɚ/UKEM-puh-ruh/ˈɛmpəɹə/

Pluralemperors

9 meanings of emperor

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  1. 1
    ruler of nationsnouncountable
    A man who rules an empire.

    The emperor lived in a huge palace at the center of the capital.

    Many emperors built long roads to hold their lands together.

    Similarmonarch, sovereign

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  2. 2
    penguinnouncountable
    Short for emperor penguin, a kind of penguin that lives in Antarctica.

    An emperor slid across the ice on its belly.

    The emperors huddled close together to keep warm in the wind.

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  3. 3
    ruler (any gender)nouncountable
    Any ruler of an empire, man or woman, while empress means the wife of an emperor.

    After her father died, she became emperor and ruled the whole empire herself.

    The museum shows coins from the years when a woman was emperor.

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  4. 4
    Holy Roman rulernouncountable
    The ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, seen as the king over the whole world.

    Princes from all over Germany came to see the Emperor crowned.

    Many kings did not want to obey the Emperor.

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  5. 5
    tarot cardnouncountable
    The fourth of the special picture cards in a tarot deck.

    The first card she drew was the Emperor.

    My aunt framed the Emperor from her old tarot deck and hung it in the hall.

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  6. 6
    dragonflynouncountable
    A kind of large dragonfly found in many parts of the world.

    An emperor zipped back and forth over the pond, hunting flies.

    Emperors are among the biggest dragonflies you will see near water.

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  7. 7
    butterflynouncountable
    Any of a group of related butterflies.

    An emperor landed on the rotten fruit at the edge of the path.

    Butterfly collectors prize emperors for their bold colors and strong flight.

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  8. 8
    fishnouncountable
    Any fish that belongs to the family called Lethrinidae.

    We caught an emperor near the reef and cooked it for dinner.

    The fish seller had two big emperors laid out on ice.

  9. 9
    marblenouncountable
    A big marble that is worth more than most in children's games.

    He traded five small marbles for one emperor.

    My grandfather kept his best emperors in a little cloth bag.

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Origin

It comes from Latin imperātorem, from imperō, meaning "to command".