-lord

UK/lɔːd/US/lɔɹd/

suffix

Someone who exercises power through a particular means.

“war + -lord → warlord”

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Meanings

-lord1

suffix
  1. Someone who exercises power through a particular means.

    war + -lord → warlord

-lord2

suffix
  1. derogatoryslangusuallyforms intensifiers of an epithet or insult

    shit + -lord → shitlord

    1 more example

    scrub + -lord → scrublord

  2. derogatoryslangusuallySomeone who engages in a disapproved activity.

    STEM + -lord → STEMlord

    1 more example

    edge + -lord → edgelord

Origin

-lord · suffix

From lord.

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-lord · suffix

Possibly a generalization from gaylord.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -lord

boardrecordawardforwardlordfordtowardwardsecuredcordaffordswordrewardinsuredassuredrestoredconcordboredaccordaboardchordhordeordNord
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Sounds the same

lordlaud (non-rhotic)lored (horse-hoarse merger)lordlaud (non-rhotic)lored (horse-hoarse merger)
Cite this entry
APA

-lord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lord

MLA

“-lord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lord. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-lord,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lord.

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