[ zα: , tsα: ]
(also czar or tzar )
■ noun
1》 an emperor of Russia before 1917.
↘a South Slav ruler in former times, especially one reigning over Serbia in the 14th century.
2》 a person with great power in a particular area: America's new drug ~.
Derivatives
~dom noun
~ism noun
~ist noun & adjective
Origin
from Russ. ~ʻ , representing L. Caesar .