hector

== English == === Etymology === From Hector (“in Greek and Roman mythology, a character in Homer’s Iliad who is the greatest warrior of Troy”), from Late Middle English Hector (“warrior with the qualities of Hector”), from Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχειν (ékhein), present active infinitive of ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, own, possess; to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛktə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛktɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Hyphenation: hec‧tor === Noun === hector (plural hectors) Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hector (third-person singular simple present hectors, present participle hectoring, simple past and past participle hectored) (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer. Synonyms: terrorise, terrorize (intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully. Synonyms: huff, huff and puff ==== Alternative forms ==== hectour (obsolete, rare) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Not to be confused with hectare. === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hector”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Troche, orchet, rochet, rotche, tocher, troche