tyrant

a ruler who has complete power and uses it to control people unfairly or cruelly

tirano, dictador

Collocations tyrant of a country

• He was the tyrant of his small kingdom.

  Él fue el tirano de su pequeño reino.

a person who behaves in a cruel and unfair way towards others, especially someone weaker or less powerful than them

opresor, tirano

Collocations tyrant at home

• She was a tyrant to her children.

  Ella fue una tirana con sus hijos.