English
Etymology
Derived from the fictional character, w:Darth Vader|Darth Vader, itself derived from either Dark Lord of the Sith or a blend of "dark" and "death", both of which form Darth, and an abbreviated form of the word father.
Pronunciation
AHD: därthʹ v�ʹd�r
IPA: /�d��ɹθ �veɪ.d�ɹ/
Proper noun
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Darth Vader
#A powerful individual or force, particulary one that is seen as malevolent, dominating, and threatening.
#:Robert Whiting, The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime (2004) p. 130:
#::Irabu had hired Nomura, a man with whom he obviously had a great deal in common, and, who, as we have seen, was rapidly becoming the Darth Vader of Japanese baseball.
#:Marleen S. Barr, Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium (2003) p. xvii:
#::Bush's missile shield plan positions him as Darth Vader.
#:James Price Dillard, Michael Pfau, The Persuasion Handbook: the Persuasion Handbook (c): Developments in Theory and Practice (2002) p. 611:
#::Commonly assumed to exert massive effects on the electorate, political spots (notably negative ones) have been teasingly called the Darth Vader of modern politics...
#:Jon Lewis, The New American Cinema (1998) p. 108:
#::In two different speeches the vice president called Malone, alternately �the Darth Vader of the cable industry,� and �[the man who runs] the cable Cosa Nostra.�
Translations
Chinese: é��æ�¯Â·ç¶é��
French: Dark Vador
Hebrew: ��רת' ����ר
Italian: Dart Fener
Japanese: ��������� (D�su Veid�)
Russian: �а�� �ейде� (Dart Veider)
See also
Wookieepedia:Darth Vader|Wookieepedia article on Darth Vader
Category:Star Wars
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