3 entries under this word

Hector

Hĕc'tor, n.

noun

n. [From Hector, the son of Priam, a brave Trojan warrior.] A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow; hence, one who teases or vexes.

Hĕc'tor, v. t.

verbtransitive

[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 irritate; to fret; to annoy; to vex. “Hectoring his servants.*” Arbuthnot.

Hēc'tor, v. i.

verbintransitive

To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.