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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hector \Hec"tor\, v. i.
     To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.
     --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hector \Hec"tor\, n. [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of
     Priam.]
     A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who
     vexes or provokes.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hectored}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Hectoring}.]
     To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to
     torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by
     bullying. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hector
       n : (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by
           Achilles during the Trojan War
       v : be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
           she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag},
            {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {push around}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  123 Moby Thesaurus words for "hector":
     Captain Bobadil, Gascon, Herod, Texan, aggravate, annoy, badger,
     bait, be at, bedevil, beset, big mouth, blatherskite, blower,
     blowhard, bludgeon, bluff, bluffer, bluster, bluster and bluff,
     bluster out of, blusterer, boaster, bother, bounce, brag,
     braggadocio, braggart, bravo, bristle, browbeat, browbeater,
     brown off, bucko, bug, bulldoze, bulldozer, bully, bullyboy,
     bullyrag, burn up, chivy, cow, demoralize, devil, discompose,
     distemper, disturb, dog, dragoon, exasperate, exercise, fanfaron,
     fash, gasbag, gasconade, gasconader, get, gripe, harass, harasser,
     harrier, harry, heckle, hectorer, hot-air artist, hound, huff,
     intimidate, intimidator, irk, miff, miles gloriosus, molest, nag,
     needle, nettle, nudzh, out-herod Herod, peeve, persecute, pester,
     pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke, rage,
     rant, ranter, rave, raver, ride, rile, roil, roister, roisterer,
     rollick, ruffle, slang, splutter, sputter, storm, swagger,
     swaggerer, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swasher,
     systematically terrorize, tease, terrorize, threaten, torment,
     try the patience, tweak the nose, vapor, vaporer, vex, windbag,
     windjammer, windy, worry
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  HECTOR
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Hector, AR (town, FIPS 31150)
    Location: 35.46570 N, 92.97525 W
    Population (1990): 478 (192 housing units)
    Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 72843
  Hector, MN (city, FIPS 28124)
    Location: 44.74143 N, 94.71269 W
    Population (1990): 1145 (528 housing units)
    Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55342
  Hector, NY
    Zip code(s): 14841

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Hector, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    506
     Housing Units (2000): 219
     Land area (2000):     2.305503 sq. miles (5.971224 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.009271 sq. miles (0.024011 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.314774 sq. miles (5.995235 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            31150
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             35.463094 N, 92.979069 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     72843
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Hector, AR
      Hector
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Hector, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    1166
     Housing Units (2000): 532
     Land area (2000):     1.542897 sq. miles (3.996084 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.542897 sq. miles (3.996084 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            28124
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.742432 N, 94.714514 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     55342
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Hector, MN
      Hector
  

















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