subduer

noun

Definition of subduernext
as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent the game's subduers went out for burgers and shakes to celebrate their win over the former state champions

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  1. winner
  2. conqueror
  3. victor
  4. vanquisher
Noun
  • In the final, which pitted corgis against each other over 25 meters (82 feet), the winner was American competitor GG, short for Gustave the Girl Dog.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Sangare was one of the core players of the Lens side who pushed Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain hard for the French title last season, eventually coming up six points short.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of winner
Noun
  • The plot of the original YouTube series began to follow the Skibidi Toilets, a conqueror race armed with futuristic weaponry and an intention to colonize the galaxy.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
  • One stronghold after another has fallen to the ruthless conqueror Nobunaga Oda—often celebrated as the first great unifier of Japan but here cast as a largely offscreen mega-villain.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of conqueror
Noun
  • One trophy went to the points leader and another went to the Tour Championship victor.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The co-main event is a crucial lightweight title eliminator, pitting Arman Tsarukyan against Mauricio Ruffy in a five-round contest, with the victor expected to challenge champion Justin Gaethje next.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of victor
Noun
  • That included midfielder Mariona Caldentey, who returned to preseason training with Arsenal and had to face several of her English vanquishers, including captain Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of vanquisher
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“Subduer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subduer. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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