Hypernyms for "ruler"
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ameer
amir
Arab chief
basileus
Bourbon
calif
caliph
carpenter''s rule
crowned head
dictator
dynast
emeer
emir
ethnarch
foot rule
grand Turk
hakim
Hanoverian
Inca
kalif
kaliph
khalif
khalifah
khan
lord
master
meterstick
metrestick
Moghul
Mogul
monarch
oligarch
overlord
Pharaoh
Pharaoh of Egypt
potentate
puppet leader
puppet ruler
regent
sheik
sheikh
sovereign
Stuart
sultan
tribal sheik
tribal sheikh
Tudor
tyrant
yard measure
yardstick
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.