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Word: Hector
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from the Trojan warrior Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became ‘braggart or bully’ (applied in the late 17th century to a member of a gang of London youths), hence ‘talk to in a bullying way’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɛktə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
talk to (someone) in a bullying way
Short Definition:talk to someone in bullying way
Examples:- she doesn't hector us about giving up things
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