Collocations for tyrant - noun
ADJ.
cruel, great | petty
Some of the prison officers were petty tyrants.
Some of the prison officers were petty tyrants.
VERB + TYRANT
overthrow
TYRANT + VERB
rule sth
The country had long been ruled by tyrants.
The country had long been ruled by tyrants.
PREP.
under a/the ~
The kings of Sparta would not serve under the tyrants of Syracuse.
The kings of Sparta would not serve under the tyrants of Syracuse.