ruler
Americannoun
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a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
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Also a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters, used for drawing lines, measuring, etc.
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a person or thing that rules paper, wood, etc.
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Astrology. the planet primarily associated with any sign of the zodiac or any house of the horoscope.
The ruler of Aries is Mars. The ruler of Taurus is Venus.
noun
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a person who rules or commands
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Also called: rule. a strip of wood, metal, or other material, having straight edges graduated usually in millimetres or inches, used for measuring and drawing straight lines
Other Word Forms
- subruler noun
- underruler noun
Etymology
Origin of ruler
Example Sentences
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“I need to make a chart of all the things we need to do. You got a ruler?”
From Literature
“Who can be serene in a country where both the rulers and the ruled are without principle?” he asked.
From Los Angeles Times
In northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, a team of workers is carefully restoring a centuries-old royal kitchen that once fed the rulers of the former princely state of Awadh.
From BBC
The spat is emerging as a source of frustration in Congo, which already holds a historic grudge with its old colonial ruler.
He is a Christian and a traditional ruler among the Pengana peoples.
From BBC
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