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ruler

noun

rul·​er ˈrü-lər How to pronounce ruler (audio)
1
: one that rules
specifically : sovereign
2
: a worker or a machine that rules paper
3
: a smooth-edged strip (as of wood or metal) that is usually marked off in units (such as inches) and is used as a straightedge or for measuring
rulership noun

Example Sentences

a summit attended by a number of rulers from around the world This ruler shows inches and centimeters.
Recent Examples on the Web For more than eighty of those years, Elizabeth appeared in the pages of The New Yorker, as a wartime princess, as a young bride, and, later, through her many iterations as a ruler, matriarch, individual, and symbol. The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 The British monarch’s first child becomes the next ruler, followed by their children, then the monarch’s next child and their children. Joe Murphy, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 There was a point when the ruler of his country, ‘the Caesar,’ was an African man. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 In Ragnarok, Bruce ends up stuck in Hulk form for two years on a planet called Sakaar, where he's forced to fight as a champion for the planet's ruler, the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), and eventually encounters Thor. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 18 Aug. 2022 In 1989 the ruler of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa offering more than $3 million for Rushdie’s death. Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 This nifty gadget is a bottle opener, flat screwdriver, a ruler, wrench, saw blade, and much more all in one. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 11 Aug. 2022 While there are still many characters, all of them are in some way directly tied to the question of who will succeed Viserys (Paddy Considine) as ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022 In 1966, the British installed his father as the ruler of Abu Dhabi in a bloodless coup against Sheikh Zayed’s elder brother. Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ruler was in the 14th century

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