-crat

a combining form meaning “ruler,” “member of a ruling body,” “advocate of a particular form of rule,” used in the formation of compound words: autocrat; technocrat.
Compare -cracy.

Origin of -crat

< Greek -kratēs as in autokratḗs autocrat; replacing -crate < French < Greek, as above

Words nearby -crat

-colous, -core, -corn, -cosm, -cracy, -crat, -cule, -cy, -cyst, -cyte, -dactyl

British Dictionary definitions for -crat

-crat

n combining form

indicating a person who takes part in or is a member of a form of government or class democrat; technocrat See also -cracy

Derived forms of -crat

-cratic or -cratical, adj combining form

Word Origin for -crat

from Greek -kratēs, from -kratia -cracy