Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A conqueror; a victor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, vanquishes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
vanquishes ; aconqueror .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is victorious by force of arms
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Examples
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"Who was this who dare call the vanquisher of Bosambo to a palaver? for am I not the great buffalo of the forest? and do not all men bow down to me in fear?"
Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Edgar Wallace 1903
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His vanquisher was William the Conqueror, a Norman.vi William seized the English crown and installed a French-speaking court in London.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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His vanquisher was William the Conqueror, a Norman.vi William seized the English crown and installed a French-speaking court in London.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Napoleon's vanquisher at Waterloo, Wellington, gets a
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Medicine (1991) - Alan Kligerman, deviser of digestive deliverance, vanquisher of vapor, and inventor of Beano, for his pioneering work with anti-gas liquids that prevent bloat, gassiness, discomfort and embarrassment.
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We've had Boudicca (vanquisher of the Romans) and Margaret Thatcher (who gave the Argentines an equally bloody nose).
Reaching for the Stars Peggy 2008
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While there are plenty of Hillary supporters still nursing wounds from the 2008 primary fallout who would probably prefer to see their chosen candidate's vanquisher replaced on the ticket, we all know who's a more likely candidate for taking a walk.
Keli Goff: Could a Republican Woman Replace Biden on the Ticket in 2012? Keli Goff 2010
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Kill me if you must, but dont let me die without having known my vanquisher.
Enjoyment 2010
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She sounded like a gray-haired librarian from Kansas, not an immortal vanquisher of evil.
Masked Lou Anders 2010
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She sounded like a gray-haired librarian from Kansas, not an immortal vanquisher of evil.
Masked Lou Anders 2010
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