RULER


Meaning of RULER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ru:lə(r) ]

( rulers)

1.

The ruler of a country is the person who rules the country.

...the former military ruler of Lesotho...

N-COUNT : oft with poss

2.

A ruler is a long flat piece of wood, metal, or plastic with straight edges marked in centimetres or inches. Rulers are used to measure things and to draw straight lines.

N-COUNT

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