(~s)
An ~ is a person or group of people that is treating another person or group of people cruelly or unfairly.
Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their ~s.
N-COUNT: oft with poss
(~s)
An ~ is a person or group of people that is treating another person or group of people cruelly or unfairly.
Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their ~s.
N-COUNT: oft with poss
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012