Synonyms of man on horseback

man on horseback

phrase

as in dictator

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

Their leader was a man on horseback who didn't actually care about the people he ruled.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dictator
• tyrant
• pharaoh
• leader
• ruler
• warlord
• king
• caesar
• oppressor
• tyrannizer
• strongman
• tycoon
• prince
• despot
• overlord
• Big Brother
• monarch
• fuehrer
• führer
• magnate
• lord
• monocrat
• authoritarian
• baron
• paramount
• chief
• queen
• autocrat
• sovereign
• totalitarian
• dominator
• master
• caudillo
• potentate
• tsar
• czar
• kingpin
• autarch
• enforcer
• captain
• mogul
• sovran
• boss
• disciplinarian
• taskmaster
• martinet
• discipliner
• tzar