Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who subjugates or enslaves; a conqueror.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who subjugates; a conqueror.
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- noun A person who
subjugates orconquers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a conqueror who defeats and enslaves
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Examples
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Heracles, the most renowned subjugator of all the semi-divine personages worshipped by the Hellenes, — a being of irresistible force, and especially beloved by Zeus, yet condemned constantly to labour for others and to obey the commands of a worthless and cowardly persecutor.
The Iliad of Homer 2003
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You are the conqueror of my people, our subjugator.
Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000
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There, O subjugator of hostile cities, is the sacred river called
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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He knew that that creator himself of every object one, that exalted of all gods -- Narayana -- who had formerly commanded the celestials, saying, -- 'Be ye born on earth and slay one another and come back to heaven' -- that slayer of all the enemies of the gods, that subjugator of all hostile towns, in order to fulfil his own promise, had been born in the Kshatriya order.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And on coming there, O subjugator of foes! he soothed his son.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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For, O foremost of men, it was thus that subjugator of hostile cities, king Nala, had fallen into distress along with his wife, in consequence, O bull of
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Afterwards when Hansa, the subjugator of hostile heroes, heard that
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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That subjugator of hostile towns, Bhishma, then, on hearing those shouts of the Kshatriyas, became very angry and said, 'Stay, Stay'.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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O subjugator of all foes beginnest thou thy march when the time cometh, having taken into consideration all the omens you might see, the resolutions thou hast made, and that the ultimate victory depends upon the twelve mandalas (such as reserves, ambuscades, &c, and payment of pay to the troops in advance)?
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And, O king, Vali the son of Virochana, and Naraka the subjugator of the whole Earth; Sanghraha and Viprachitti, and those
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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