tsar

[zahr, tsahr]

noun

1. a variant of czar.

tsar

/ tsɑː, zɑː /

noun

1. (until 1917) the emperor of Russia

2. a tyrant; autocrat

3. informal,  a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue

   a drugs tsar

4. informal,  a person in authority; leader

5. (formerly) any of several S Slavonic rulers, such as any of the princes of Serbia in the 14th century

Other Word Forms

• tsardom noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tsar¹

from Russian tsar , via Gothic kaisar from Latin _Caesar

Example Sentences

Border tsar Tom Homan denied that agents were conducting an immigration raid at Ambiance.

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Border tsar Tom Homan has justified these arrests as "collateral" damage, arguing that agents cannot legally justify encountering undocumented immigrants and not detaining them.

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His border tsar, Tom Homan, who has been conducting ICE raids, applauded Trump's show of force in LA.

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"I'm not satisfied with the numbers," the administration's border tsar, Tom Homan, told reporters at the White House at the end of May.

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Musk was enlisted as Trump's cost-cutting tsar - ending funds for US foreign aid among other projects - before announcing he would step back.

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Related Words

• ruler