Hector Definition

hĕktər
hectors
noun
hectors
A swaggering fellow; bully.
Webster's New World
In Homer's Iliad, the greatest Trojan hero, killed by Achilles to avenge the death of Patroclus: he is the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba.
Webster's New World
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(Greek mythology) A Trojan hero in Iliad.

Wiktionary
A male given name.
Wiktionary
verb
hectors
Wiktionary
To browbeat; bully.
Webster's New World

Origin of Hector

  • From earlier Hector valiant warrior, swaggerer after Hector

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Hektōr), possibly from ἔχω (ekhō, “restrain”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin Hectōr from Greek Hektōr

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hector, character in the Iliad.

    From Wiktionary

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