tsar UK /(t)sɑː/US /(t)sɑɹ/ noun2 •(historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.[W]hy, in the name of common sense, should the English call the Czar (tsar) of Russia razc? — 1832 •(figurative) A person with great power; an autocrat. formstsari · tsars