vanquishers

noun

plural of vanquisher
as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent a parade for the triumphal return of the empire's most celebrated vanquisher

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Recent Examples of vanquishers That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy. — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquishers
  1. winners
  2. conquerors
  3. victors
Noun
  • The potential path is long and demanding, starting with the visit of Pyunik on Wednesday evening for a first qualifying round clash that will see the winners take on either Northern Ireland’s Glentoran or Latvian side Riga.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • All three winners wore the new Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoe to victory.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
    — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Definition of conquerors
Noun
  • This Group 3 final between the two victors will be staged at The Racecourse on Saturday.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The victors, be warned, may well attempt some singing of their own at the end.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of victors

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