hector

/ˈhɛktə/ · noun

Meaning

Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a blusterer, bully.
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.

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Related words

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