Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Used as a title and form of address for Roman emperors.
  • noun A dictator or autocrat.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English cesar, from Latin Caesar, after Julius Caesar.]

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Examples

  • J said ... hi michele, that keller caesar is one nifty trick to have up one's impressive 101 sleeve ... lovely lovely picture!

    Ceasar Salad: The Keller way Michele 2006

  • ‡ The emperors of Germany and Russia in modern times adapted the word caesar into titles for themselves—kaiser and czar.

    Caesar 2002

  • A random fact I learned recently after working through the HBO series Rome — the term caesar applied to all rulers of Rome.

    Scripting News for 1/1/2007 « Scripting News Annex 2007

  • A random fact I learned recently after working through the HBO series Rome — the term caesar applied to all rulers of Rome.

    Scripting News for 1/1/2007 « Scripting News Annex 2007

  • But Must-See-TV isn't Must-See-TV anymore, so now it's just the boring "caesar".

    amishboy Diary Entry amishboy 2003

  • If I sculpt it properly, I can pull off a pretty good "caesar" look.

    amishboy Diary Entry amishboy 2003

  • Will Durant, Caesar and Christ and this time i spelded "caesar" correctly!

    The Nation: Top Stories 2009

  • He had a freshly cut caesar and a diamond stud in his left ear.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • There is an outside cafe across from the Cathedral just before the plaza Los Angeles that will make a great caesar salad at the table if asked.

    Guanajuato restaurants 2009

  • There is an outside cafe across from the Cathedral just before the plaza Los Angeles that will make a great caesar salad at the table if asked.

    Guanajuato restaurants 2009

  • The idea that the US might be redeemed by a Caesar – an authoritarian, rightwing leader – was first broached explicitly by Michael Anton, a Claremont senior fellow and Trump presidential adviser.

    ‘Red Caesarism’ is rightwing code – and some Republicans are listening Jason Wilson 2023

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