Ruler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who rules or commands

measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːlə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːlɚ/.

Examples

swayer of the universe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swayer rule

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who rules or commands “swayer of the universe”
noun	measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

Word Forms

rulership	noun	the position of ruler
rule	verb	exercise authority over; as of nations

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herrscher

eine Person, die regiert oder befiehlt

🇫🇷French

règle

une personne qui gouverne ou commande

🇪🇸Spanish

gobernante

una persona que gobierna o manda

🇮🇹Italian

governate

una persona che governa o comanda

🇳🇱Dutch

liniaal

iemand die regeert of beveelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

governante

uma pessoa que governa ou comanda

🇷🇺Russian

правитель

человек, который управляет или командует

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शासक

वह व्यक्ति जो शासन या आदेश देता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

শাসক

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি নিয়ম বা আদেশ দেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆட்சியாளர்

ஆளும் அல்லது கட்டளையிடும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాలకుడు

పాలించే లేదా ఆదేశించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शासक

नियम किंवा आज्ञा देणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાસક

એક વ્યક્તિ જે નિયમ અથવા આદેશ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ

ಆಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಆಜ್ಞೆ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭരണാധികാരി

ഭരിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൽപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਸਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਨਿਯਮ ਜਾਂ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

حکمران

وہ شخص جو حکمرانی کرتا ہے یا حکم دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

统治者

统治或命令的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ルーラー

支配したり命令したりする人

🇰🇷Korean

자

다스리거나 명령하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái thước kẻ

một người cai trị hoặc ra lệnh

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้บรรทัด

บุคคลที่ควบคุมหรือสั่งการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggaris

orang yang memerintah atau memerintah

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapamahala

isang taong namumuno o nag-uutos

🇲🇾Malay

pembaris

seseorang yang memerintah atau memerintah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاكم

الشخص الذي يحكم أو يأمر

🇮🇷Persian

حاکم

شخصی که فرمان می دهد یا فرمان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

cetvel

yöneten veya emir veren kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁלִיט

אדם ששולט או פוקד

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