oppressor

In his 1951 book, “The Rebel,” Albert Camus wrote that “every revolutionary ends up as an oppressor or a heretic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

To keep them, he said, meant treating the victim the same as the oppressor.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024

Varying somewhat by era, country and circumstance, the mob invents its chosen oppressor in its own image.

From Salon ● Feb. 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

She might not have used the word, but I heard her calling me an 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 set proves that having standards and integrity, even in the face of your oppressors and the ugliness they broadcast, will create something beautiful enough to combat even the most despicable reality.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

Everett explains that "any enslaved, imprisoned or oppressed people find a way to speak to each other in the presence of their oppressors that will not allow entry."

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

Tlacaelel insisted that in addition to destroying the codices of their former oppressors the Mexica should set fire to their own codices.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann