Hector
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Hector ( verb )
To bully or intimidate (someone) through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior.
Origin:
The word "hector" is derived from the name of a trojan prince, hector, meaning to bully or intimidate.
Examples:
- The manager hectored the employees until they did as he wanted.
- The bully hectored his classmates until they gave him their lunch money.
- The older brother hectored his younger siblings until they gave him the remote control.
- The big man hectored the smaller man until he gave him his seat on the bus.
- The bully hectored the other kids into giving him their candy.
(As a noun)
Hector ( noun )
To bully or intimidate (someone) through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior.
Origin:
The word "hector" is derived from the name of a trojan prince, hector, meaning to bully or intimidate.
Examples:
- The manager hectored the employees until they did as he wanted.
- The bully hectored his classmates until they gave him their lunch money.
- The older brother hectored his younger siblings until they gave him the remote control.
- The big man hectored the smaller man until he gave him his seat on the bus.
- The bully hectored the other kids into giving him their candy.