oppressor

In a pan-Indian context, English is an equalizer, not an oppressor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

"I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor," the letter said according to Reuters.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

The workers were already resentful of their exploitation by foreign companies and their collaborators; now was an opportunity to make common cause against a hated oppressor.

From Salon ● May 4, 2024

“Daddy was always very proud of his time in the Army, even though he later understood and saw the United States military as an oppressor of our people,” says his daughter, Noemí Sánchez González.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 10, 2023

I would have felt a little giddy if Miss Marva Hendrix hadn’t soured the day by making me out to be my sisters’ oppressor.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

“I focused on the voices of the people, the voices of my friends and comrades, I believe that’s what kept me alive, hearing them continue the fight despite how aggressive our oppressors were,” K said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

The victims, he said, should not be treated the same way as the oppressors.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024

I believed that his election would erase racism and force oppressors to see the errors of their ways.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024

I want to be like Moses, who led the children of Israel from the land of the oppressors.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers