HECTOR


Meaning of HECTOR in English

[ 'hɛktə ]

■ verb talk to (someone) in a bullying way.

Derivatives

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

Origin

ME (orig. denoting a hero, later a braggart or bully): from the Trojan warrior Hector in Homer's Iliad .

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