Home › Words › S › sauronsauron/ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹɒn/sauron means 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.sauron is pronounced /ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹɒn/.EtymologyFrom 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”).nameThe title character and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor.nounAn evil, tyrannical, or widely disliked person.e.g.“'I don't think there are any Saurons around today but, in 1939 there was one, sitting in the middle of Europe. […]” — 2004 January 8, “The story goes on being relevant”, in Birmingham Evening Mail:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sauronesque 78% match — Having similar traits to the fictional character Sauron from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, including evilness, tyrannicalness, or all-seeingness. vs sauron →nazgul 53% match — An evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black. vs sauron →nero 52% match — Any cruel and wicked tyrant. vs sauron →scroyle 52% match — A mean person; a wretch. vs sauron →dementor 51% match — An evil and fearsome creature. vs sauron →sunderer 50% match — One who sunders. vs sauron →sorcerer 50% match — A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male. vs sauron →sourpuss 50% match — A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a scowling person. vs sauron →