as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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Recent Examples of conqueror
Infinitely worse is Kenneth Marshall, the leader of the expedition and the wannabe conqueror of Niflheim.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
If that defense fails, all the population and all the resources of Europe, and Asia, and Africa and Australasia will be dominated by conquerors.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
Within these fantasy walls, Evie and her fellow players exist as conquerors and deities that reach stratospheric heights.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.
—Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
If that defense fails, all the population and all the resources of Europe, and Asia, and Africa and Australasia will be dominated by conquerors.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025
Within these fantasy walls, Evie and her fellow players exist as conquerors and deities that reach stratospheric heights.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.
—Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conqueror
Noun
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With perennial winner Game of Thrones ineligible that year, oddsmakers had mostly settled on Netflix’s The Crown to take home the Drama Series award for its debut season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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But the biggest winner tonight was the Rockets’ ball movement.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The communist victors changed the beloved name of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, and exacted revenge on the South.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The title, of course, mirrors the well-trod expression: history is written by the victors.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Conqueror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conqueror. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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