'HECTOR' definitions:

Definition of 'Hector'

(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
verb
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around]

Definition of 'Hector'

From: GCIDE
  • Hector \Hec"tor\, n. [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.] A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hector'

From: GCIDE
  • Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb. n. Hectoring.] To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hector'

From: GCIDE
  • Hector \Hec"tor\, v. i. To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hector'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Hector, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hector, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
506
Housing Units (2000) :
219
Land area (2000) :
2.305503 sq. miles (5.971224 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.009271 sq. miles (0.024011 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.314774 sq. miles (5.995235 sq. km)
FIPS code :
31150
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
35.463094 N, 92.979069 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
72843
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hector, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hector, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
1166
Housing Units (2000) :
532
Land area (2000) :
1.542897 sq. miles (3.996084 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.542897 sq. miles (3.996084 sq. km)
FIPS code :
28124
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
44.742432 N, 94.714514 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
55342
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Acronyms for 'hector'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • HEterogeneous Computer TOgetheR (IBM, Uni Karlsruhe, Germany)