English [ edit ] A
ruler (measuring device).
Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English reuler rule -er
Pronunciation [ edit ] ruler (plural rulers
A (usually rigid ), flat , rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement ; a straightedge with markings .
A person who rules or governs ; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
1983 , Richard Ellis , The Book of Sharks , Knopf, →ISBN The carcharhinids are unquestionably the rulers of the seas, because of their abundance, their strength and speed, and their unchallenged position as the number one predators in the marine ecosystem.
Usage notes [ edit ] In American English, the word "ruler" is often used specifically to refer to such a measuring device that is one foot (12 inches ) long. Used in contrast with "yardstick " and "meter stick."
Synonyms [ edit ] Hyponyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ]
measuring or drawing device
Afrikaans: liniaal (af) , liniale pl
Albanian: vizore (sq) f
Arabic: مِسْطَرَة f ( misṭara )
Armenian: քանոն (hy) ( kʿanon )
Asturian: regla (ast) f
Azerbaijani: xətkeş (az)
Belarusian: ліне́йка f ( linjéjka )
Bengali: মাপনী ( mapnī )
Bulgarian: лини́йка f ( liníjka )
Burmese: မျည်းတံ ( myany:tam )
Catalan: regle (ca) m
Central Dusun: tutuku
Chinese:
Mandarin: 直尺 (zh) ( zhíchǐ ) , 尺子 (zh) ( chǐzi )
Czech: pravítko (cs) n
Danish: lineal
Dutch: meetlat (nl) , liniaal (nl)
Esperanto: liniilo
Estonian: joonlaud
Finnish: viivain (fi) , viivoitin (fi)
French: règle (fr) f latte (fr) f
Galician: regra (gl) f
Georgian: სახაზავი ( saxazavi )
German: Lineal (de) n
Greek: χάρακας (el) m ( chárakas )
Ancient: κανών m ( kanṓn )
Hebrew: סַרְגֵל (he) m ( sar'gél )
Hindi: पैमाना (hi) ( paimānā )
Hungarian: vonalzó (hu)
Icelandic: reglustika f
Ido: linealo (io)
Indonesian: penggaris (id) , mistar (id)
Irish: rialóir m
Italian: righello m
Japanese: 定規 (ja) ( じょうぎ, jōgi ) , 物差し ( ものさし, monosashi ) , ルーラー ( rūrā )
Kalmyk: кимзә ( kimzä )
Kazakh: сызғыш (kk) ( sızğış )
Khmer: បន្ទាត់ (km) ( bɑntŏət )
Korean: 자 (ko) ( ja )
Kyrgyz: сызгыч (ky) ( sızgıç )
Lao: ໄມ້ບັນທັດ (lo) ( mai ban that )
Latgalian: linejals m
Latin: rēgula f
Latvian: lineāls (lv) m
Lithuanian: liniuotė f
Lü: ᦺᦙᧉᦶᦑᧅ ( may2 taek )
Macedonian: ли́нијар m ( línijar )
Malay: pembaris
Maltese: riga f
Manchu: ᡱᡳ ( cy )
Mongolian: шугам (mn) ( šugam )
Navajo: bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí
Norman: relle f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: linjal (no) m
Nynorsk: linjal m
Old English: regol m regolsticca m
Pashto: ختکه f ( xatáka ) , خط کښ m ( xat káӽ )
Persian: خطکش ( xatkeš ) , خط کش (fa) ( xat keš )
Polish: linijka (pl) f
Portuguese: régua (pt) f
Romanian: riglă (ro) f linie (ro) f
Russian: лине́йка (ru) f ( linéjka )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: цртало n равнало n
Roman: crtalo (sh) n ravnalo (sh) n
Slovak: pravítko n
Slovene: ravnilo (sl) n
Spanish: regla (es) f
Swahili: masharti (sw)
Swedish: linjal (sv) c
Tagalog: galod
Tajik: хат (tg) ( xat ) , хаткашак ( xatkašak )
Tatar: сызгыч (tt) ( sızgıç ) , җәдвәл ( cädwäl )
Thai: ไม้บรรทัด (th) ( mái-ban-tát )
Tigrinya: መስመር ( mäsmär )
Turkish: cetvel (tr)
Turkmen: lineýka
Ukrainian: ліні́йка f ( liníjka )
Uzbek: lineyka (uz) , chizgʻich (uz)
Vietnamese: thước kẻ (vi) , thước (vi)
person who rules or governs
Afrikaans: heerser heersers
Albanian: sundimtar (sq) m
Arabic: حَاكِم m ( ḥākim )
Egyptian Arabic: حاكم m ( ḥakem )
Armenian: տիրակալ (hy) ( tirakal )
Bashkir: батша ( batša ) , хаким ( xakim )
Bengali: শাসক ( śasôk )
Burmese: အုပ်ချုပ်သောသူ ( uphkyupsau:su )
Catalan: líder (ca) m governant (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 統治者 (zh) , 统治者 (zh) ( tǒngzhìzhě )
Czech: vládce (cs) m
Esperanto: regnestro
Estonian: riigivalitseja
Finnish: hallitsija (fi)
French: dirigeant (fr) m chef (fr) m
Georgian: მმართველი ( mmartveli )
German: Herrscher (de) m
Greek: κυβερνήτης (el) m ( kyvernítis )
Ancient: ἄρχων m ( árkhōn ) , ἡγεμών m ( hēgemṓn )
Haitian Creole: chèf
Hebrew: מַנְהִיג (he) m ( manhíg ) , שַׁלִּיט m ( shálit )
Hindi: शासक (hi) m ( śāsak )
Hungarian: uralkodó (hu)
Indonesian: penguasa (id)
Irish: rialtóir m
Italian: sovrano (it) m
Japanese: 支配者 ( しはいしゃ, shihaisha ) , 知事 ( ちじ, chiji ) , 統治者 ( とうちしゃ, tōchisha )
Korean: 통치자 (ko) ( tongchija )
Latgalian: vaļdinīks m vaļdineica f
Latin: tyrannus m
Latvian: valdnieks m valdniece f
Lithuanian: valdovas m valdovė f
Malay: pemerintah
Mongolian: захирагч (mn) ( zahiragč )
Nahuatl: tecutli
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hersker (no) m makthaver (no) m
Nynorsk: herskar m makthavar m
Old Prussian: rikīs m
Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣 ( qaɣan )
Persian: حاکم (fa) ( hâkem ) , حکمران (fa) ( hokmrân )
Polish: władca (pl) m władczyni (pl) f
Portuguese: governante (pt) m
Romanian: guvernant (ro) m domnitor (ro) m
Russian: прави́тель (ru) m ( pravítelʹ ) , прави́тельница (ru) f ( pravítelʹnica )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: вла̀да̄р m вођа f
Roman: vlàdār (sh) m vođa (sh) f
Spanish: gobernante (es)
Swedish: härskare (sv) c ledare (sv) c
Tagalog: naghahari
Tajik: please add this translation if you can
Telugu: అధికారి (te) ( adhikāri )
Turkish: hükümdar (tr)
Ukrainian: прави́тель (uk) m ( pravýtelʹ ) , прави́телька (uk) f ( pravýtelʹka )
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ruler (third-person singular simple present rulers present participle rulering simple past and past participle rulered
( transitive ) To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).Further reading [ edit ] Anagrams [ edit ] Cebuano [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From English ruler Middle English reuler
Pronunciation [ edit ] ruler
a ruler 
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