SUBDUER

subduer, surmounter, overcomer

(noun) someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

subduer (plural subduers)

One who, or that which, subdues.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*du"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, subdues; a conqueror. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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