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   hec·tor

   /ˈhektər/

   verb

   • 1. talk to (someone) in a bullying way: "she doesn't hector us about giving up things"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from the Trojan warrior Hector. Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became ‘braggart or bully’ (applied in the late 17th century to a member of a gang of London youths), hence ‘talk to in a bullying way’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

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