ˈz]är, ˈz]ȧ(r sometimes ˈts] noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin czar, from Russian tsar', from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ, tsĕsarĭ emperor, from Gothic kaisar, from Greek or Latin; Greek, from Latin Caesar — more at caesar
1. or tsar also tzar ˈz] also ˈts
[ tsar, tzar from Russian tsar' ]
: an emperor or king having absolute authority ; specifically : the ruler of Russia before the 1917 revolution
2. also tsar
[ tsar from Russian tsar' ]
: one having great power or absolute authority : boss , dictator
gambling czars established a mass of dummy charities to comply with the law — V.W.Peterson
especially : a person to whom great authority is delegated
his salary as movie czar ran into six figures — G.W.Johnson