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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hector \Hec"tor\, noun [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.] A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hector \Hec"tor\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hector \Hec"tor\, verb (used without an object) To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Hector
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}, {push around}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
123 Moby Thesaurus words for "hector": Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Herod, Texan, aggravate, annoy, badger, bait, be at, bedevil, beset, big mouth, blatherskite, blower, blowhard, bludgeon, bluff, bluffer, bluster, bluster and bluff, bluster out of, blusterer, boaster, bother, bounce, brag, braggadocio, braggart, bravo, bristle, browbeat, browbeater, brown off, bucko, bug, bulldoze, bulldozer, bully, bullyboy, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, cow, demoralize, devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, dragoon, exasperate, exercise, fanfaron, fash, gasbag, gasconade, gasconader, get, gripe, harass, harasser, harrier, harry, heckle, hectorer, hot-air artist, hound, huff, intimidate, intimidator, irk, miff, miles gloriosus, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, out-herod Herod, peeve, persecute, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke, rage, rant, ranter, rave, raver, ride, rile, roil, roister, roisterer, rollick, ruffle, slang, splutter, sputter, storm, swagger, swaggerer, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swasher, systematically terrorize, tease, terrorize, threaten, torment, try the patience, tweak the nose, vapor, vaporer, vex, windbag, windjammer, windy, worry
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hector, AR (town, FIPS 31150) Location: 35.46570 N, 92.97525 W Population (1990): 478 (192 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72843 Hector, MN (city, FIPS 28124) Location: 44.74143 N, 94.71269 W Population (1990): 1145 (528 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55342 Hector, NY Zip code(s): 14841
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Hector, AR Hector
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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. Headwords: Hector, MN Hector
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
HECTOR HEterogeneous Computer TOgetheR (IBM, Uni Karlsruhe, Germany)
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