Synonyms for Oppressor
op·pres·sor

Princeton's WordNet

1. oppressornoun

   a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

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1. • Unpleasant Person

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1. oppressornoun

   Synonyms:
   tyrant

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1. oppressornoun

   Synonyms:
   tyrant, persecutor, extortioner

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1. Andrea Dworkin:

   The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and make united rebellion against the oppressor inconceivable.

2. Martin Luther:

   Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressor

3. Quisha King:

   They are reading the K-12 version of critical race theory, which is boiled down to this oppressor or oppressed talk… It is a dwindled down teaching of the theory. It is absolutely there, it’s not just in schools.

4. Nim Ralph:

   She is arguing against 1 % of the population, who she recognizes is being harmed and marginalized -- that is not a position of protecting your own rights [ as a woman ], that is becoming the oppressor, white women have always tried to control the definition of women and there is a legacy of black feminist and women of color who have fought against that singularity.

5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   Unfortunately, for most who are oppressed, they never live long enough to see the end of the oppressor.