-lord

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɔːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /lɔɹd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Homophones: lord, laud (non-rhotic), lored (horse-hoarse merger) === Etymology 1 === From lord. ==== Suffix ==== -lord Someone who exercises power through a particular means. ‎war + ‎-lord → ‎warlord === Etymology 2 === Possibly a generalization from gaylord. ==== Suffix ==== -lord (slang, usually derogatory) forms intensifiers of an epithet or insult ‎shit + ‎-lord → ‎shitlord ‎scrub + ‎-lord → ‎scrublord (slang, usually derogatory) Someone who engages in a disapproved activity. ‎STEM + ‎-lord → ‎STEMlord ‎edge + ‎-lord → ‎edgelord ===== Derived terms =====