hector
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.
Verb
- To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
- To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
Proper noun
- A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- A place name: A town in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A place name: A settlement in the West Coast region, New Zealand.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Pope County, Arkansas.
- A number of places in the United States: A locality in Clay County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States: A city in Renville County, Minnesota.
- A number of places in the United States: A town in Schuyler County, New York, named after Hector Ely.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Hector Havemeyer.
- A number of places in the United States: A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
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