Hector

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  • noun. A bully.
  • intransitive verb. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  • intransitive verb. To behave like a bully; swagger.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To treat with insolence; threaten; bully.
  • To find fault with; fret at; chide; scold.
  • Synonyms To fret, worry, annoy, beset, provoke, irritate.
  • To play the bully; bluster; be turbulent or insolent.
  • noun. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.
  • noun. One who teases or vexes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
  • transitive verb. To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.
  • intransitive verb. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.
  • verb. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  • verb. To behave like a bully; swagger.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
  • verb. be bossy towards
  • Word Usage
    "But in a speech to the Fabian Society in London, Mr Johnson made a veiled attack on the Conservative leader by saying the Government does not have a licence to 'hector' and 'lecture' people on how they live their life."
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