vanquishers

noun

plural of vanquisher
as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent a parade for the triumphal return of the empire's most celebrated vanquisher

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Recent Examples of vanquishers 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vanquishers
  1. winners
  2. conquerors
  3. victors
Noun
  • And there is no doubt that there will be winners and losers this go-round, and probably a stock market correction or bear market along the way, but there is no need to try to guess when that might happen.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Mike Suley, chairman of the Allegheny County Board of Property Assessment Appeals, told KDKA-TV on Monday that the reassessment will create winners and losers.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
    — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Definition of conquerors
Noun
  • Both woman victors guarantees Tennesseans will have their first woman governor after November.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • One of Ford’s Model T’s initially landed in first place, but the victors were later disqualified because Ford’s team hadn’t followed the rules.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of victors

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“Vanquishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vanquishers. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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