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overlord

[oh-ver-lawrd]

noun

  1. a person who is lord over another or over other lords.

    to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.

  2. a person of great influence, authority, power, or the like.

    the overlords of industry.



verb (used with object)

  1. to rule or govern arbitrarily or tyrannically; domineer.

overlord

/ ˈəʊəˌɔː /

noun

  1. a supreme lord or master

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • overlordship noun
  • ˈDZˌǰ󾱱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overlord1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; over-, lord
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And more than the horror or the humility, or the primal fear of servitude to robot overlords, they remind me of when I was young.

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How many views can you make money for our tech overlords by increasing the engagement on the free content you provided on their platform?

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She says this with a sense of awe, marveling at how much closer Krystle will be to this wonderful, romantic overlord.

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In which case, he says, half-jokingly, that possible organoid overlords would be easier to defeat because "there is always bleach" to pour over the fragile neurons.

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I, for one, welcome them as corporate overlords.

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