swayer

1 9.9

A person who rules or controls others

noun
/ˈsweɪər/

Literature

: influenciador

The charismatic leader became a powerful swayer of public opinion.

Examples

- A lying, drunken jury-swayer.

Compulsion (1959)
In her role as a political swayer, she influenced the course of many important discussions.
As a renowned author, he was a notable swayer of literary tastes in his time.

Synonyms

ruler

vsswayer

163 2.1

A person who has power over a country or its people

is used more for poetic or literary commanding influence than formal governance

overlord

vsswayer

20 8.4

A person who has great power and controls a country or people

is often a figurative, literary idea of command rather than direct authority

influential person

vsswayer

18 3.2

A person whose actions or ideas strongly affect other people's choices

is typically a poetic or literary source of command rather than practical authority

shaker

vsswayer

17 7.8

A person who makes big changes and influences people

leans toward poetic commanding influence rather than active practical change

powerbroker

vsswayer

2 7.9

A person who uses connections to influence votes or decisions

is more a literary or poetic idea of command than a network-based political operator

dominator

vsswayer

2 7.4

A person or thing that has control over others

focuses on commanding influence often used in poetic description rather than force

bashaw

vsswayer

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts like a ruler and expects others to obey

is used more as a literary or poetic commanding figure than a pompous official

dominative

vsswayer

9.6

A person who tries to control others in a group

refers more to commanding influence as a literary role rather than habitual dominance

Antonyms

follower

180 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

How Powerful

dictator

197 4.2

autocrat

8 8.3

sovereign

35 7.2

ruler

163 2.1

swayer

Literature

1 9.9

leader

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

swayer singular

swayers plural

Morphology

swayer = sway (transparent) = sway + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'sway' yields 'one who sways'; the meaning 'person who rules or influences' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Swayer comes from the verb sway, which first meant 'to move or swing' and later came to mean 'to influence'. So a swayer is someone who 'moves' other people or ideas, a leader or person with strong influence, and the word is often used in poetry.