vanquisher

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
  • Other winners included Banter (XR Elevation Award), Biel/Bienne: Old Town (Splat of the Year), SuperSplat (Innovator of the Year), and Thomas Richter-Trummer (Developer of the Year).
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Lopez, who recently starred in Netflix films The Mother and Atlas, will appear opposite two-time Ted Lasso Emmy winner Brett Goldstein in the upcoming rom com.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Over the centuries, the temples suffered severe damage from conquerors, wars, and earthquakes.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Those games are an important event in the canon as the victor was Haymitch Abernathy, the only winner from District 12 before Lawrence’ Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta Mellark’s tie win.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
  • This special broadcast, which has been mostly lost to the sands of time, featured text bubbles that would flash on the screen each time East High Drama Club co-president Ryan Evans or plucky teen pianist Kelsi Nielsen donned a new hat, tallying the numbers to reveal an eventual victor.
    Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Vanquisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquisher. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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