as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
a parade for the triumphal return of the empire's most celebrated vanquisher
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Noun
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But the biggest winner tonight was the Rockets’ ball movement.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025 -
The first ever Kentucky Derby was first held back in 1875, and multiple winners have since become household names across North America, such as Secretariat and American Pharoah.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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His attitude was in line with the consensus of his era, a time when urban elites ruled unchallenged over Andean countries that remained very much the home of conquerors and the conquered.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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But the story ends abruptly with the English fleeing William and his conquerors after the Battle of Hastings in October 1066.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 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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“Vanquisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquisher. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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