Antonyms for hector

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hek-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛk tər

Definition of hector

Origin : late 14c., "a valiant warrior," 1650s as slang for "a blustering, turbulent, pervicacious, noisy fellow" [Johnson], Heck for short, both in reference to the provocative character of Hektor, Trojan hero, oldest son of Priam and Hecuba, in the "Iliad." It represents Greek hektor, literally "holder, stayer;" an agent noun from ekhein "to have, hold, possess" (see scheme). The word was used mid-1600s in reference to London street gangs. As a proper name it is rare in England but used in Scotland to render Gaelic Eachdonn.

verb bully

Example sentences :

Hector, the bulwark of Troy, had fallen, and the ruin of the city was at hand.
Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody

If the Devil did not run away with Hector Marot, pray who did?
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Even Hector cut his stick (with Achilles after him) at the siege of Troy.
Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh

She will have but a poor opinion of me, if I do not appear an offended Hector!
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Hector Hall had come to collect his outstanding account at last.
Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden

Hector Hall interposed, his voice a growl between his teeth.
Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden

Did he––did Hector Hall sling a gun on Mr. Mackenzie that time?
Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden

Compare the story of Hector and Andromache with some famous passage from any of these writers.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

Imagine the death of Hector in the hands of Dickens or Hardy.
Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

But sad grief darkened the mind of Hector, on account of his charioteer.
Extract from : « The Iliad of Homer (1873) » by Homer

Synonyms for hector

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