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The Meaning of hector

  • (n.) A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
  • (v. t.) To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.
  • (v. i.) To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.

Synonyms

Hector , strong-arm , bully , browbeat , bullyrag , ballyrag , boss around , push around

Rhymes

collector , connecter , connector , decter , defector , derecktor , detector , director , ector , erector , fechter , injector , inspector , lecter , lector , nectar , objector , prechter , projector , prospector , protector , rector , reflector , schechter , schecter , schlechter , sector , specter , spector , spectre , transtector , vector , wechter