ruler

English

A ruler (measuring device).

Etymology

From Middle English reuler; equivalent to rule +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ruler (plural rulers)

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings
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

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(measuring instrument): rule

Hyponyms

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Translations

measuring or drawing device

Afrikaans: liniaal (af), liniale pl
Albanian: vizore (sq) f
Arabic: مِسْطَرَة‎‎ f (misṭara)
Armenian: քանոն (hy) (kʿanon)
Asturian: regla (ast) f
Azerbaijani: xətkeş (az)
Belarusian: ліне́йка f (linjéjka)
Bengali: মাপনী (mapni)
Bulgarian: лини́йка f (liníjka)
Burmese: မျည်းတံ (myany:tam)
Catalan: regle (ca) m
Central Dusun: tutuku
Chinese:
Mandarin: 直尺 (zh) (zhíchǐ), 尺子 (zh) (chǐzi)
Czech: pravítko (cs) n
Danish: lineal
Dutch: meetlat (nl), liniaal (nl)
Esperanto: liniilo
Estonian: joonlaud
Finnish: viivain (fi), viivoitin (fi)
French: règle (fr) f, latte (fr) f
Galician: regra (gl) f
Georgian: სახაზავი (saxazavi)
German: Lineal (de) n
Greek: χάρακας (el) m (chárakas)
Ancient Greek: κανών m (kanṓn)
Hebrew: סַרְגֵל‎‎ (he) m (sar'gél)
Hindi: पैमाना (hi) (paimānā)
Hungarian: vonalzó (hu)
Icelandic: reglustika f
Ido: linealo (io)
Indonesian: penggaris (id), mistar (id)
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)
Kalmyk: кимзә (kimzä)
Kazakh: сызғыш (kk) (sızğış)
Khmer: បន្ទាត់ (km) (bɑntŏət)
Korean: 자 (ko) (ja)
Kyrgyz: сызгыч (ky) (sızgıç)

Lao: ໄມ້ບັນທັດ (lo) (mai ban that)
Latgalian: linejals m
Latin: rēgula f
Latvian: lineāls (lv) m
Lithuanian: liniuotė f
Lü: ᦺᦙᧉᦶᦑᧅ (may²taek)
Macedonian: ли́нијар m (línijar)
Malay: pembaris
Maltese: riga f
Manchu: ᡱᡳ (cy)
Mongolian: шугам (mn) (šugam)
Navajo: bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí
Norman: relle f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: linjal (no) m

Nynorsk: linjal m
Pashto: ختکه‎‎ f (xatáka), خط کښ‎‎ m (xat káӽ)
Persian: خط‌کش‎‎ (xatkeš), خط کش‎‎ (fa) (xat keš)
Polish: linijka (pl) f
Portuguese: régua (pt) f
Romanian: riglă (ro) f, linie (ro) f
Russian: лине́йка (ru) f (linéjka)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: цртало n, равнало n

Roman: crtalo (sh) n, ravnalo (sh) n
Slovak: pravítko n
Slovene: ravnilo (sl) n
Spanish: regla (es) f
Swahili: masharti (sw)
Swedish: linjal (sv) c
Tagalog: galod
Tajik: хат (tg) (xat), хаткашак (xatkašak)
Tatar: сызгыч (tt) (sızgıç), җәдвәл (cädwäl)
Thai: ไม้บรรทัด (th) (mái-ban-tát)
Tigrinya: መስመር (mäsmär)
Turkish: cetvel (tr)
Turkmen: lineýka
Ukrainian: ліні́йка f (liníjka)
Uzbek: lineyka (uz), chizgʻich (uz)
Vietnamese: thước kẻ (vi), thước (vi)

person who rules or governs

Afrikaans: heerser, heersers
Albanian: sundimtar (sq) m
Arabic: حَاكِم‎‎ m (ḥākim)
Egyptian Arabic: حاكم‎‎ m (ḥakem)
Armenian: տիրակալ (hy) (tirakal)
Bashkir: батша (batša), хаким (xakim)
Bengali: শাসক (śaśôk)
Burmese: အုပ်ချုပ်သောသူ (uphkyupsau:su)
Catalan: líder (ca), governant (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 統治者 (zh), 统治者 (zh) (tǒngzhìzhě)
Czech: vládce (cs) m
Esperanto: regnestro
Estonian: riigivalitseja
Finnish: hallitsija (fi)
French: dirigeant (fr) m, chef (fr) m
Georgian: მმართველი (mmartveli)
German: Herrscher (de) m
Greek: κυβερνήτης (el) m (kyvernítis)
Haitian Creole: chèf
Hebrew: מַנְהִיג‎‎ (he) m (manhíg), שַׁלִּיט‎‎ m (shálit)
Hindi: शासक (hi) m (śāsak)
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), 統治者 (とうちしゃ, tōchisha)

Korean: 통치자 (ko) (tongchija)
Latgalian: vaļdinīks m, vaļdineica f
Latin: tyrannus m
Latvian: valdnieks m, valdniece f
Lithuanian: valdovas m, valdovė f
Malay: pemerintah
Mongolian: захирагч (mn) (zahiragč)
Nahuatl: tecutli
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hersker (no) m, makthaver (no) m

Nynorsk: herskar m, makthavar m
Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣‎‎ (qaɣan)
Persian: حاکم‎‎ (fa) (hâkem), حکمران‎‎ (fa) (hokmrân)
Polish: władca (pl) m, władczyni (pl) f
Portuguese: governante (pt) m
Romanian: guvernant (ro) m, domnitor (ro) m
Russian: прави́тель (ru) m (pravítelʹ), прави́тельница (ru) f (pravítelʹnica)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: вла̀да̄р m, вођа f

Roman: vlàdār (sh) m, vođa (sh) f
Spanish: gobernante (es)
Swedish: härskare (sv) c, ledare (sv) c
Tagalog: naghahari
Tajik: please add this translation if you can
Telugu: అధికారి (te) (adhikāri)
Turkish: hükümdar (tr)
Ukrainian: прави́тель (uk) m (pravýtelʹ), прави́телька (uk) f (pravýtelʹka)

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 Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Albanian: ^{(please verify)} sundimtar m
Azerbaijani: ^{(please verify)} hökmdar, ^{(please verify)} xətkeş
Estonian: ^{(please verify)} joonlaud
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} pembaris
Kannada: ^{(please verify)} ರೂಲರ್ (rūlar)
Lao: ^{(please verify)} ໄມ້ບັນທັດ (mai ban that)
Malay: ^{(please verify)} penguasa

Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} upravljač
Tagalog: ^{(please verify)} reglador, ^{(please verify)} dinasta
Tamil: ^{(please verify)} ஆட்சியாளர் (āṭciyāḷar)
Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} ліні́йка f (liníjka)
Uzbek: ^{(please verify)} hokim, ^{(please verify)} idora qiluvchi, ^{(please verify)} chizgʻich
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} cây thước, ^{(please verify)} cái thước kẻ
Yiddish: ^{(please verify)} ווירע‎‎ f (vire)

Verb

ruler (third-person singular simple present rulers, present participle rulering, simple past and past participle rulered)

(transitive) To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).

Anagrams

lurer

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