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oppressor
UK //əˈpresə(r)//US //əˈpresər//
词源
源自拉丁语 'oppressor'（压迫者），由 'opprimere'（压制）和表示行为者的后缀 '-or' 构成，14世纪进入英语。
noun
❶ 压迫者，指通过权力或暴力手段压制他人自由、权利或发展的个人或群体。常用于描述暴政统治者或社会不公的施加者。
“The people finally rose up against their oppressor.”
（人民最终奋起反抗压迫者。）
“History remembers him as a cruel oppressor of the poor.”
（历史将他铭记为穷人的残酷压迫者。）
同义词:tyrant, dictator, persecutor, despot, tormentor
常见短语
fight against the oppressor — 反抗压迫者，指为争取自由或权利而与压制势力进行斗争的行为。
“The song became an anthem for those fighting against the oppressor.”
（这首歌成为了反抗压迫者的人们的赞歌。）