tsar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzɑːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/zɑr, tsɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(zär, tsär)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
tsar /zɑr, tsɑr/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Governmentczar.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tsar  (zär, tsär),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentczar.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tsar, czar / zɑː tsɑː/
  1. (until 1917) the emperor of Russia
  2. a tyrant; autocrat
  3. a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue: a drugs tsar
Etymology: from Russian tsar, via Gothic kaisar from Latin Caesarˈtsardom, ˈczardom
'tsar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alexander I - Alexander II - Alexander III - Alexis Mikhailovich - Anastasia - Ferdinand I - Glinka - Godunov - Michael - Nicholas I - Paul I - Peter III - Russia - Sovetsk - alexandrite - czar - czarevitch - czarevna - duma - grand duke - kopeck - tsarevitch - tsarevna - tsarina - tsarism - tzar - ukase

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