tsar
[ zahr, tsahr ]
/ zɑr, tsɑr /
noun
czar.
Words nearby tsar
tsade,
tsadi,
tsakonian,
tsana,
tsantsa,
tsar,
tsaratanana massif,
tsardom,
tsarevitch,
tsarevna,
tsarina
Definition for tsar (2 of 2)
czar
or tsar, tzar
[ zahr, tsahr ]
/ zɑr, tsɑr /
noun
an emperor or king.
(often initial capital letter)
the former emperor of Russia.
an autocratic ruler or leader.
any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field: a czar of industry.
Origin of czar
1545–55; < Russian
tsar', Old Russian
tsĭsarĭ emperor, king (akin to Old Church Slavonic
tsěsarĭ) < Gothic
kaisar emperor (< Greek or
Latin); Greek
kaîsar < Latin
Caesar
Caesar
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British Dictionary definitions for tsar (1 of 2)
tsar
czar
/ (zɑː, tsɑː) /
noun
(until 1917) the emperor of Russia
a tyrant; autocrat
informal
a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue
a drugs tsar
informal
a person in authority; leader
(formerly) any of several S Slavonic rulers, such as any of the princes of Serbia in the 14th century
Also (less commonly):
tzar
Derived forms of tsar
tsardom or czardom, nounWord Origin for tsar
from Russian
tsar, via Gothic
kaisar from Latin
Caesar
British Dictionary definitions for tsar (2 of 2)
Derived forms of czar
czardom, nounCultural definitions for tsar
czar
[ (zahr, tsahr) ]
The title of rulers or emperors of Russia from the sixteenth century until the Russian Revolution. The czars ruled as absolute monarchs (see absolute monarchy) until the early twentieth century, when a parliament was established in Russia. Czar can also be spelled tsar.
notes for czar
The term
czar is sometimes applied generally to a powerful leader or to a government administrator with wide-ranging powers.