subduer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

subduer
    n 1: someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and
         control by force or persuasion [syn: {subduer},
         {surmounter}, {overcomer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Subduer \Sub*du"er\, n.
   One who, or that which, subdues; a conqueror. --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "subduer":
      champ, champion, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador,
      defeater, easy winner, hero, master, pancratiast, runner-up,
      shoo-in, subjugator, sure winner, top dog, triumpher, vanquisher,
      victor, winner

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