Hector ( verb , noun )

(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:

  1. The manager hectored the employees until they did as he wanted.
  2. The bully hectored his classmates until they gave him their lunch money.
  3. The older brother hectored his younger siblings until they gave him the remote control.
  4. The big man hectored the smaller man until he gave him his seat on the bus.
  5. 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:

  1. The manager hectored the employees until they did as he wanted.
  2. The bully hectored his classmates until they gave him their lunch money.
  3. The older brother hectored his younger siblings until they gave him the remote control.
  4. The big man hectored the smaller man until he gave him his seat on the bus.
  5. The bully hectored the other kids into giving him their candy.
Some random words: indignation, identifiable, counteroffer