dominator

noun

Definition of dominatornext
as in ruler

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  1. ruler
  2. champion
  3. champ
Noun
  • The violence of the last several days has laid bare challenges Syria’s new rulers had, up until last week, largely contained or met: resistance by Assad regime remnants, sectarian revenge attacks, and maintaining discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups and hard-line foreign fighters.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025
  • At the witch’s palace, Elli bonds with the Winkies, persuading them that serving a cruel ruler is unjust, and convinces them to rise up and free themselves.
    — Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of ruler
Noun
  • Following a split decision loss to future UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in April 2018, Vettori put together a five-fight unbeaten streak.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • And the conference champion, of course, will get an automatic bid to the big bracket, with no sweating on Sunday.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of champion
Noun
  • Michael Conforto and Teoscar Hernández also homered in the game as the defending World Series champs are off to a great start in 2025.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The previous 23 World Series champs failed to repeat, but few added to their arsenal like the Dodgers did with pitchers Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of champ
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“Dominator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominator. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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