hector

[US]/ˈhektə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhektər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to intimidate or bully
n. a person who blusters or intimidates
vt. to intimidate or bully
Word Forms
Present Participlehectoring
Past Participlehectored
Past Tensehectored
Third Person Singularhectors
Pluralhectors

Phrases & Collocations

hector and bully

hectoring behavior

Example Sentences

where's Hector, by the by?.

to hector a person into (doing)

You wear hector’s cloak.

She does now and then hector a little.

he looked at Hector before bowing grave thanks.

she doesn't hector us about giving up things.

Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time.

Synonyms bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize

Real-world Examples

The book is slightly technical, eminently readable, consistently shocking, occasionally hectoring and unapologetically polemical.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Probing questions can be effective without being hectoring.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

First, as per Bengies' rules, the 1950s was a hectoring time.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Health structure, health hector, health structure is very poor due to the different reasons.

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

Why should Iran or North Korea, for instance, listen to him hector them about their nuclear weapons programmes?

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

It may take a day to cut a hector forest, but to rebuild it, it takes about 20 years.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

Finch, carter's going right into hector's shop.

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

Finch, carter's called an e.s.u.Unit to hector's warehouse in queens.

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

If hector puts up a fight, it could be dangerous.

Source: American TV series POI: Person of Interest Season 1

She first conjured them up as a child while enduring bullying at school and hectoring at home.

Source: The Economist Culture

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