Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OP-PRESS'OR
OP-PRESS'IV-NESSOP-PRO'BRI-OUS
OP-PRESS'OR, n.
One that oppresses; one that imposes unjust burdens on others; one that harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. Power when employed to relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor, becomes a great blessing. Swift.
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