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Sauron.

The title character and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor.

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name/ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɔːɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsaʊɹɑn/General-American/ˈsɔɹɑn/General-American
  1. The title character and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor.

Where this word comes from

From the Quenya name of the dark lord Sauron in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, whose name Tolkien created in his constructed language Quenya, from saura (“foul, putrid”).

noun/ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɔːɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsaʊɹɑn/General-American/ˈsɔɹɑn/General-American
  1. An evil, tyrannical, or widely disliked person.

Where this word comes from

From the Quenya name of the dark lord Sauron in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, whose name Tolkien created in his constructed language Quenya, from saura (“foul, putrid”).

name/ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɔːɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsaʊɹɑn/General-American/ˈsɔɹɑn/General-American
  1. Alternative form of SAURON.

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Where this word comes from

From the Quenya name of the dark lord Sauron in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, whose name Tolkien created in his constructed language Quenya, from saura (“foul, putrid”).

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