# ruler
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)/
* (UK, goose split) IPA: (“measuring device”) /ˈɹuː.lə/, (“one who rules”) /ˈɹuːl.ə/
** Audio; “device” [ˈɹʉːlɐ]:(file)
** Audio; “one who rules” [ˈɹuːɫɐ]:(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɹulɚ/
** Audio (US):(file)
* 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; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
** 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 122:The carcharhinids are unquestionably the rulers of the seas, because of their abundance, their strength and speed, and their unchallenged position as the number one predators in the marine ecosystem.
** 1991, Chris Mullin, The Year of the Fire Monkey‎ (Fiction), London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 252:LIKE THE MANDARINS of old, the rulers of China live behind high walls. When they emerge, which they rarely do, they travel in cars with rear windows curtained like sedan chairs. They live in the Chung Nan Hai, a walled park adjacent to the Forbidden City from where ancient dynasties ruled the Celestial Empire.

#### 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

* See Thesaurus:ruler
* (measuring instrument): rule

#### Hyponyms

* See Thesaurus:ruler

#### Derived terms

* agate ruler
* architect's ruler
* co-ruler
* drafter's ruler
* home ruler
* parallel ruler
* patchwork ruler
* planet-ruler
* puppet ruler
* scale ruler
* sign ruler
* standard ruler

#### Translations

Afrikaans: heerser
Albanian: sundimtar (sq) m
Arabic: حَاكِم m (ḥākim)
Egyptian Arabic: حاكم m (ḥakem)
Armenian: տիրակալ (hy) (tirakal)
Azerbaijani: hökmdar (az), hakim (az), hökmran
Bashkir: батша (batşa), хаким (xakim)
Belarusian: праві́цель m (pravícjelʹ), улада́р m (uladár)
Bengali: শাসক (bn) (śaśok)
Bulgarian: властели́н (bg) m (vlastelín), господа́р (bg) m (gospodár), владе́тел (bg) m (vladétel)
Burmese: အုပ်ချုပ်သောသူ (uphkyupsau:su)
Catalan: líder (ca) m, governant (ca) m
Cherokee: ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ (ugvwiyuhi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 統治者 / 统治者 (zh) (tǒngzhìzhě)
Czech: vládce (cs) m
Danish: hersker (da) c
Dutch: heerser (nl) m
Egyptian: (ḥqꜣ)
Esperanto: regnestro
Estonian: riigivalitseja
Finnish: hallitsija (fi), vallanpitäjä (fi)
French: dirigeant (fr) m, chef (fr) m
Georgian: მმართველი (mmartveli)
German: Herrscher (de) m
Gothic: 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m (reiks), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 m (fraujinōnds)
Greek: κυβερνήτης (el) m (kyvernítis)
Ancient: ἀρχός m (arkhós), ἄρχων m (árkhōn), ἡγεμών m (hēgemṓn)
Haitian Creole: chèf
Hebrew: מַנְהִיג (he) m (manhíg), שַׁלִּיט m (shálit)
Hindi: शासक (hi) m (śāsak), हाकिम (hi) m (hākim), हुक्मरान (hi) m (hukmarān)
Hungarian: uralkodó (hu)
Icelandic: alvaldur m, drottnari m
Indonesian: penguasa (id)
Irish: rialtóir m
Italian: sovrano (it) m
Japanese: 支配者 (ja) (しはいしゃ, shihaisha), 知事 (ja) (ちじ, chiji), 統治者 (とうちしゃ, tōchisha)
Javanese: ratu (jv)
Kazakh: билеуші (kk) (bileuşı), басқарушы (basqaruşy)
Kikuyu: mũthamaki class 1
Korean: 통치자(統治者) (ko) (tongchija), 지배자(支配者) (ko) (jibaeja)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: hikumdar (ku)
Kyrgyz: бий (ky) (biy), башкаруучу (ky) (başkaruucu), аким (ky) (akim)
Latgalian: vaļdinīks m
Latin: dominātor (la) m, tyrannus m
Latvian: valdnieks m
Lithuanian: valdõvas m
Macedonian: владетел m (vladetel), владар m (vladar)
Malay: penguasa (ms), pemerintah
Marathi: शासक m (śāsak), सत्ताधारी m (sattādhārī)
Middle English: reuler, senyour
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: захирагч (mn) (zaxiragč)
Nahuatl: tecutli
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hersker (no) m, makthaver (no) m
Nynorsk: herskar m, makthavar m
Old Prussian: rikis
Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qǧn¹ /⁠qaɣan⁠/)
Ottoman Turkish: حكمدار (hükümdar)
Pashto: حاکم (ps) m (hākem)
Persian: فرمانروا (fa) (farmānravā)
Iranian Persian: حاکِم (hâkem), حُکْمْران (hokmrân), والی (fa) (vâli)
Polish: władca (pl) m, włodarz m
Portuguese: governante (pt) m
Romanian: guvernant (ro) m, domnitor (ro) m
Russian: прави́тель (ru) m (pravítelʹ), властели́н (ru) m (vlastelín), власти́тель (ru) m (vlastítelʹ), госуда́рь (ru) m (gosudárʹ)
Sanskrit: अधिप (sa) m (adhipa), शासक (sa) m (śāsaka)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: вла̀да̄р m, во̏ђа f
Roman: vlàdār (sh) m, vȍđa (sh) f
Slovak: vládca m
Slovene: vladar (sl) m
Spanish: gobernante (es)
Swedish: härskare (sv) c, ledare (sv) c
Tabaru: koana
Tagalog: naghahari
Tajik: ҳоким (hokim), ҳукмдор (hukmdor)
Tatar: хаким (tt) (xaqim)
Telugu: అధికారి (te) (adhikāri)
Ternate: kolano
Thai: ผู้ว่าการ (pûu-am-nuai-gaan)
Tocharian B: kamartīke
Turkish: hükümdar (tr), hükümran (tr)
Turkmen: hökümdar
Ukrainian: прави́тель (uk) m (pravýtelʹ), волода́р (uk) m (volodár)
Urdu: حاکِم m (hākim), حُکْمَران m (hukmarān), والی (ur) m (vālī)
Uyghur: ھۆكۈمدار (hökümdar), ھاكىم (hakim)
Uzbek: hukmdor (uz), hokim (uz)
Vietnamese: người thống trị :
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### 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).

#### Further reading

* “ruler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ruler”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* Category:ruler on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* lurer

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from English ruler, from Middle English reuler.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ru‧ler
* IPA: /ˈɾuleɾ/ [ˈɾ̪u.l̪eɾ̪]

### Noun

ruler
* ruler (tool)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English ruler.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈɾuleɾ/ [ˈɾuː.lɛɾ]
* Rhymes: -uleɾ
* Syllabification: ru‧ler

### Noun

ruler (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜒᜇ᜔)
* ruler (tool)
    Synonyms: reglador, panlinya

### Further reading

* “ruler”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018