- hector⇄adv. hectoringly.
- hector⇄hector, noun, verb.
- Hector⇄Hector, noun.
(Greek Legend.) the bravest of the Trojan warriors, the son of Priam and Hecuba and husband of Andromache. Hector killed Patroclus and was killed by Achilles. - hector⇄noun a bragging, bullying fellow; swashbuckler.
- hector⇄v.i. 1. to act in a blustering, domineering way.
2. to tease.
Ex. She does now and then hector a little. - hector⇄v.t. 1. to bluster at; bully.
Ex. He hectors his children, bewilders his friends (New York Times).
(SYN) intimidate, threaten.
2. to tease.