annexers
Those who absorb
Annexers are those who annex—who take territory or incorporate something into a larger whole.
The word typically appears in political or historical contexts: The annexers of Crimea faced international sanctions.
It can also describe anyone who appropriates or takes over: corporate annexers of small businesses.
Victor who takes control
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- subjugatorOne who dominates others
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
warmonger · aggressor · usurper · occupier · campaigner · expansionist · imperialist · triumphant
One who claims possession
- confiscatorOne who takes property
- usurperIllegal power seizer
- encroacherOne who intrudes gradually
- dispossessorOne who removes ownership
taker · captor · raider · looter · plunderer · pillager · claimant · acquirer
Favoring territorial growth
One possessing a space
- governorState's chief executive
- controllerDevice directing a system
- rulerOne who governs
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
administrator · commander · subjugator · overlord · enforcer · oppressor · pacifier · suppressor
conqueror
Victor who takes control
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- subjugatorOne who dominates others
- victorOne who defeats opponents
colonizer · warmonger · aggressor · usurper · occupier · campaigner · expansionist · imperialist · triumphant · vanquisher
appropriator
One who claims possession
- confiscatorOne who takes property
- usurperIllegal power seizer
- encroacherOne who intrudes gradually
dispossessor · taker · captor · raider · looter · plunderer · pillager · claimant · acquirer · absorber
expansionist
Favoring territorial growth
occupier
One possessing a space
- governorState's chief executive
- controllerDevice directing a system
- rulerOne who governs
authority · administrator · commander · subjugator · overlord · enforcer · oppressor · pacifier · suppressor
annexersliberators
Those who free captives
secessionists · withdrawers · abandoners · evacuators · grantors
annexersliberators
Those who free captives
emancipators · freedom fighters · independence movements · anti-imperialists · enfranchisers
- annexed territoryRegion taken and incorporated
- granny annexeSmall home for elderly relative