caesar
NounUS[see-zer]/ˈsizɚ/2 syllables
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Noun (2)caesars
- conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)Synonyms: Julius CaesarGaius Julius CaesarInstance of general, solon
- United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)Synonyms: Sid CaesarSidney CaesarInstance of comedian, comic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
cæ′sar (sē′zẽr), noun
Origin: L.
A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus Cæsar. Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or powerful ruler. See Kaiser, Kesar, Tsar.
Marlborough anticipated the day when he would be servilely flattered and courted by Cæsar on one side and by Louis the Great on the other.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54