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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

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