oppressor
noun
oppressor is spelled O-P-P-R-E-S-S-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oppressor means “Someone who oppresses another or others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oppressor is oppressors.
How many letters and syllables are in oppressor?
| Letters | 9: O-P-P-R-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is oppressor?
Oppressor appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce oppressor?
Oppressor has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of oppressor
- oppressors plural
- oppressour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oppressor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who oppresses another or others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oppressor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who oppresses others:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oppresseur |
| German | Unterdrücker |
| Portuguese | opressor |
| Spanish | opresor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does oppressor come from?
From Middle English oppressour, from Old French opressor and Latin oppressor; equivalent to oppress + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).