3 May 2012 23:14
(GRE Success! ) Fwd: A.Word.A.Day--hector
This is a very interesting resource and a very interesting word.
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From: Wordsmith <wsmith-BBjtG+uRI4IdYYaOPf09RA@public.gmane.org>
Date: Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:12 PM
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--hector
To: yamanoor-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
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This week's themeEponyms
This week's words
mentor
nestor
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hector
Hector hectoring Paris. Helen is in the middle.
Art: Pierre Claude François Delorme
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PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: A bully or a blusterer.
verb tr., intr.: To bully or to bluster.
verb tr., intr.: To bully or to bluster.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Hector, a Trojan hero in Greek mythology. He was killed by Achilles.
The name is derived from
Greek hektor (holding fast). In the mid-1600s the term was applied to
hoodlums on London streets. Earliest documented use: before 1387.
NOTES:
Hector is a brave and dutiful character, but unfortunately his name
is now sullied in the language. Paris's abduction of Helen brought war to
Troy, yet he now refuses to fight and instead spends time with Helen. In the
painting Hector admonishes Paris who then trades his wreath for his helmet.
USAGE:
"Older children pulled at my beard, Jewish children hectored me with
eligibility questions."
Tom Chiarella; A Man's Guide to the Holidays; Esquire (New York); Dec 2011.
Tom Chiarella; A Man's Guide to the Holidays; Esquire (New York); Dec 2011.
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One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it. -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil-rights leader (1929-1968)
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