Thesaurus: hector

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1. n. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
2. 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.
3. v. i. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
4. v. be bossy towards
5. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes. To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.
6. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one whovexes or provokes.
7. v:100 n. (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War