Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 13 compound words that contain emperor. The most common are listed below. Open emperor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- Jade EmperorThe lord of the Celestial Hierarchy, ruling over Heaven, Earth, and Hell.
- God EmperorA god-king; a sovereign worshiped as a god.
- emperor penguinThe largest of penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), that inhabits Antarctica.
- purple emperorA large, dark brown and white (female), or purple and white (male) butterfly, Apatura iris, of the family Nymphalidae.
- barracks emperorAn emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army.
- little emperorIn contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)
- Holy Roman EmperorAn emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
- emperor cichlidAulonocara nyassae, a species of fish endemic to Lake Malawi.
- Australian emperorA species of dragonfly, Anax papuensis, of Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
- emperor butterflyemperor (butterfly of the subfamily Charaxinae).
- emperor ratUromys imperator, a large rodent endemic to the island of Guadalcanal.
- emperor tamarinSaguinus imperator, a South American tamarin.
- emperor shrimpA species of true shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, living commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus; it is found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
- emperor penguinsplural of emperor penguin: The largest of penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), that inhabits Antarctica.
- emperor mothA moth of the subfamily Saturniinae.
- emperor scorpionPandinus imperator, a large, black scorpion native to the rainforests and savannas of West Africa; like other scorpions, it glows pastel green or blue under ultraviolet light.
- pale-spotted emperorA widespread species of large aeshnid dragonfly, Anax guttatus, of Asia, Australia, and Oceania.
- emperor fairywrenAny of species Malurus cyanocephalus of fairywrens, of New Guinea.
- Emperor palmThe plant depicted on the flag of Haiti.
- emperor ratsplural of emperor rat: Uromys imperator, a large rodent endemic to the island of Guadalcanal.
- sea emperorA swordfish.
- little emperor syndromeThe situation in China where, because of the one-child policy, children of modern upper-class and wealthier Chinese families receive excessive attention from their parents and grandparents.
- Emperor palmsplural of Emperor palm: The plant depicted on the flag of Haiti.
- emperor butterfliesplural of emperor butterfly: emperor (butterfly of the subfamily Charaxinae).
- emperor scorpionsplural of emperor scorpion: Pandinus imperator, a large, black scorpion native to the rainforests and savannas of West Africa; like other scorpions, it glows pastel green or blue under ultraviolet light.
Compound words 13
- empressThe female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
- emperorismThe form of government in Japan prior to WWII, with the emperor as head of state.
- emperorshipThe rank or office of an emperor.
- ChimperorGeorge W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009), seen as a tyrant.
- TrumperorNickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), American businessman and politician, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025); perceived as a tyrant.
- antiemperorOne who declares himself emperor in opposition to a reigning emperor.
- coemperorAn emperor who rules jointly with another.
- emperoristA proponent of emperorism.
- emperorlikeResembling or characteristic of an emperor.
- archemperorA supreme emperor.