Hector
A Trojan hero in Homer's IliadA Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.
» I will no longer be intimidated by your hectoring.
Meaning
11 senses(Greek, Roman)A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.
Hektor
Ге́кторGéktor
Ге́кторHéktor
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Hektor
Ге́кторGéktor
A place name:
A town in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
A settlement in the West Coast region, New Zealand.
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Pope County, Arkansas.
A locality in Clay County, Kentucky.
A city in Renville County, Minnesota.
A town in Schuyler County, New York, named after Hector Ely.
An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Hector Havemeyer.
A township in Potter County, Pennsylvania.
A thundercloud cluster that forms nearly every afternoon from approximately September to March near the Tiwi Islands of Australia, reaching a height and width of 20 kilometers.
Examples
17 sentencesI will no longer be intimidated by your hectoring.
The strikers hectored the few scabs courageous enough to cross the picket line.
deDie Streikenden schüchterten die wenigen Streikbrecher ein, die es wagten, die Streikpostenkette zu überqueren.
The mediator asked the unruly members of the audience to stop hectoring the speaker.
ruПосредник попросил недисциплинированных слушателей перестать беспокоить оратора.
deDer Mediator forderte die undisziplinierten Zuhörer auf, den Redner nicht mehr zu belästigen.
Achilles defeated Hector, but after a short time he himself was killed in battle.
Mum! Hector's doing my head in!
deMama! Hektor geht mir auf den Wecker!
Translations
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Origin
From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), frFrom Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr), from ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”).
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