emperor


Definition: Meaning of, emperor in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛmp(ə)rə /

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Singular Plural
emperor emperors
[countable]
  1. the man who is the ruler of an EMPIRE
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emperor used in phrases

  • Emperor Francis II (noun)
    1. 1768-1835 the last Holy Roman Emperor
  • Emperor Napoleon III (noun)
    1. 1808-1873 nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871
  • Emperor of Rome (noun)
    1. sovereign of the Roman Empire
  • Emperor's New Clothes, The
    1. a FAIRY TALE (= old children's story) by Hans Christian ANDERSEN about an EMPEROR who pays a lot of money for some new magic clothes which can only be seen by wise people. The clothes do not really exist, but the EMPEROR does not admit he cannot see them, because he does not want to seem stupid. Everyone else pretends to see the clothes too, until a child shouts, "The Emperor has no clothes on!" The title is often used to describe a situation in which people are afraid to criticize something because everyone else seems to think it is good or important.
  • Holy Roman Emperor (noun)
    1. sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire
  • Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (noun)
    1. 1194-1250 the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem
  • Roman Emperor (noun)
    1. sovereign of the Roman Empire
  • emperor butterfly (noun)
    1. large richly coloured butterfly
  • emperor moth (noun)
    1. large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
  • emperor penguin (noun)
    1. the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
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