noun
A loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to a cruel and oppressive ruler, similar to the English meaning.
その王はタイラントとして歴史に名を残した。
The king went down in history as a tyrant.
暴君 is the native Japanese word for 'tyrant', more common in historical or literary contexts. タイラント is a direct loanword and may carry a slightly more modern or Western nuance.
Borrowed from English 'tyrant'.