'Ruler' definitions:
Definition of 'ruler'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Ruler'
From: GCIDE
- Ruler \Rul"er\ (r[udd]l"[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor. [1913 Webster]
- And he made him ruler over all the land. --Gen. xli. 43. [1913 Webster]
- A prince and ruler of the land. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing lines. Cf. Rule, n., 7 (a) . [1913 Webster]
- Parallel ruler. See under Parallel. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ruler'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- A per se,
- ace,
- anointed king,
- birch,
- boss,
- cane,
- captain,
- castellan,
- champion,
- chatelain,
- chatelaine,
- chief,
- chieftain,
- club,
- commandant,
- commander,
- crowned head,
- dean,
- director,
- dynast,
- emperor,
- executive,
- ferule,
- fugleman,
- genius,
- governor,
- grand duke,
- head,
- high chief,
- higher-up,
- imperator,
- intendant,
- king,
- king-emperor,
- kinglet,
- laureate,
- leader,
- lord paramount,
- majesty,
- manager,
- master,
- monarch,
- nonpareil,
- overlord,
- paddle,
- pandybat,
- paragon,
- paramount,
- petty king,
- potentate,
- prince,
- prince consort,
- principal,
- prodigy,
- rattan,
- rod,
- royal,
- royal personage,
- royalty,
- rule,
- senior,
- sovereign,
- square,
- star,
- stick,
- straightedge,
- superior,
- superman,
- superstar,
- suzerain,
- switch,
- T square,
- tetrarch,
- the greatest,
- the most,
- top dog,
- triangle,
- virtuoso