Czar Definition

zär, tsär
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noun
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An emperor: title of any of the former emperors of Russia and, at various times, the sovereigns of other Slavic nations.
Webster's New World
Any person having great or unlimited power; autocrat.
Webster's New World
A person given broad administrative powers to make government policy.
The President's energy czar.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of tsar.

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Other Word Forms of Czar

Noun

Singular:
czar
Plural:
czars

Origin of Czar

  • Russian tsar' from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ emperor, king from Old Church Slavonic tsěsarĭ from Gothic kaisar from Greek from Latin Caesar emperor caesar

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Russian царь (tsar'), via Old Church Slavonic тсесари (tsesari), from Gothic (kaisar), from Medieval Greek Καῖσαρ, ultimately from Latin Caesar.

    From Wiktionary

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