The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TYRANT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2007.
Polycrates, for example crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| TYRANT | 100 % | 6 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Polycrates, for example
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tyrant
 - abbot
 - angel
 - astor
 - baron
 - cardinal
 - chorus
 - clifford
 - cousin
 - demetrius
 - duke
 - earl
 
Crossword Answer definitions
TYRANT noun- A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
 - Any monarch or governor.
 - A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
 - (by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
 - (by extension) A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
 - The tyrant bird, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.
 
- To act like a tyrant; to be tyrannical.
 - To tyrannize.
 
- Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant.
 
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