rulerrul‧er /ˈrulɚ/  ●●● noun [countable] 
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 someone such as a king who has official power over a country and its peopleTHESAURUSking, queen, prince, princess, monarch, emperor, sovereign► see thesaurus at king2math a flat narrow piece of plastic, wood, or metal that you use for measuring things and drawing straight lines
                                            
                                        
