A person who practices or advocates for despotism; a tyrant or one who supports absolute rule.
From despotism plus the suffix -ist (one who practices or believes in). This word is rare in modern usage, as speakers typically prefer 'despot' or 'tyrant' for the person and 'despotism' for the system.
This awkward word reveals how English speakers prefer calling bad rulers 'despots' rather than 'despotists'—showing that some word formations, even if grammatically logical, don't catch on because they feel clunky in the mouth.
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