VLVL: Hector
Glenn Scheper
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Fri Feb 6 07:08:54 CST 2004
Look who is Word of the Day for Friday February 6, 2004:
hector \HEK-tur\, noun:
A bully.
transitive verb:
To intimidate or harass in a blustering way; to bully.
intransitive verb:
To play the bully; to bluster.
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Hector derives from Greek Hektor, in Greek mythology the chief
Trojan warrior and the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy.
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