ruler

English

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A ruler (a measuring device)

Etymology

rule + -er.

Pronunciation

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːlɚ/
• Rhymes: -uːlə(ɹ)

Noun

ruler (plural rulers)

1. A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a rule; a straightedge with markings; a measure.
2. A person who rules or governs; a person who exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

Usage notes

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

• (measuring instrument): rule.

Hyponyms

• duke
• emperor
• Highness
• king
• queen
• grand duke
• prince
• princess
• monarch
• tyrant
• See also Wikisaurus:ruler

Translations

measuring or drawing device

• Afrikaans: liniaal (af), liniale pl
• Albanian: sundimtar m
• Ancient Greek: κανών m (kanon)
• Arabic: مسطرة f (misṭara)
• Armenian: քանոն (kʿanon)
• Asturian: regla (ast) f
• Azeri: hökmdar, xətkeş (az)
• Belarusian: лінейка f (linjéjka)
• Bulgarian: линийка (bg) f (liníjka)
• Catalan: regla (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 直尺 (zh) (zhíchǐ), 尺子 (zh) (chǐzi)

• Czech: pravítko (cs) n
• Dutch: meetlat (nl), liniaal (nl)
• Esperanto: liniilo
• Estonian: joonlaud
• Finnish: viivain, viivoitin
• French: règle (fr) f
• Galician: regra (gl) f
• German: Lineal (de) n
• Greek: χάρακας (el) m (chárakas)
• Haitian Creole: chèf
• Hebrew: סרגל (he) m
• Hungarian: vonalzó (hu)
• Icelandic: reglustika f
• Indonesian: pembaris
• 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)
• Jèrriais: relle f
• Kannada: ರೂಲರ್ (rūlar)
• Korean: 자 (ko) (ja)

• Lao: ໄມ້ບັນທັດ (lo) (mai ban thad)
• Latgalian: linejals m
• Latvian: lineāls (lv) m
• Lithuanian: liniuotė f
• Macedonian: линијар m (línijar)
• Malay: pembaris
• Maltese: riga f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: linjal (no) m

  Nynorsk: linjal m

• Persian: خط‌کش (xatkeš)
• Polish: linijka (pl) f
• Portuguese: régua (pt) f
• Romanian: riglă (ro) f, linie (ro) f
• Russian: линейка (ru) f (linéjka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: цртало n, равнало n

  Roman: crtalo n, ravnalo n

• Slovak: pravítko n
• Slovene: ravnilo (sl) n
• Spanish: regla (es) f
• Swahili: masharti (sw)
• Swedish: linjal (sv) c
• Tagalog: reglador, dinasta
• Tamil: ஆட்சியாளர் (āṭciyāḷar)
• Telugu: పాలకుడిగా (pālakuḍigā)
• Thai: ไม้บรรทัด (máibànthád)
• Turkish: cetvel (tr)
• Ukrainian: лінійка f (liníjka)
• Uzbek: hokim, idora qiluvchi
• Vietnamese: cây thước, cái thước kẻ
• Yiddish: ווירע f (wiwyrʻa)

person who rules or governs

• Afrikaans: heerser, heersers
• Arabic: حاكم m (ḥākim)

  Egyptian Arabic: حاكم m (ḥakem)

• Armenian: տիրակալ (tirakal)
• Bashkir: батша (batša), хаким (xakim)
• Catalan: líder (ca), governant (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 統治者, 统治者 (zh) (tǒngzhìzhě)

• Czech: vládce m
• Esperanto: regnestro
• Estonian: riigivalitseja
• Finnish: hallitsija (fi)
• French: dirigeant (fr) m, chef (fr) m
• German: Herrscher (de) m
• Greek: κυβερνήτης (el) m (kyvernítis)
• Hebrew: מנהיג (he) m, שליט m
• 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)
• Latgalian: vaļdinīks m, vaļdineica f
• Latvian: valdnieks m, valdniece f
• Lithuanian: valdovas m, valdovė f
• Malay: penguasa
• Nahuatl: tecutli
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hersker (no) m, makthaver (no) m

  Nynorsk: herskar m, makthavar m

• Persian: حاکم (fa) (hâkem), حکمران (fa) (hokmrân)
• Polish: władca (pl) m, władczyni (pl) f
• Portuguese: governante (pt) m
• Russian: правитель (ru) m (pravítelʹ), правительница (ru) f (pravítelʹnica)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: вла̀да̄р m, вођа f

  Roman: vlàdār m, vođa f

• Spanish: gobernante (es)
• Swedish: härskare (sv) c, ledare (sv) c

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: upravljač

External links

• ruler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ruler in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
•  Ruler on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons