subjugator
One who enslaves
A subjugator is one who brings others under control by force or domination.
The word carries connotations of conquest and oppression—subjugators don't merely defeat opponents but reduce them to submission: The subjugators imposed harsh laws on the conquered peoples.
The term appears in historical and political contexts describing colonial powers, tyrants, or any force that crushes another's autonomy.
One who holds others captive
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- tormentorOne who causes anguish
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
despot · dictator · autocrat · totalitarian · authoritarian · repressor · suppressor · dominator
One who defeats thoroughly
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- colonizerOne who occupies foreign land
imperialist · occupier · capturer · besieger · warlord · raider · plunderer · expansionist
enslaver
One who holds others captive
- persecutorOne who harasses relentlessly
- tormentorOne who causes anguish
- taskmasterStrict work supervisor
tyrant · despot · dictator · autocrat · totalitarian · authoritarian · repressor · suppressor · dominator · exploiter
vanquisher
One who defeats thoroughly
- victorOne who defeats opponents
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
colonizer · imperialist · occupier · capturer · besieger · warlord · raider · plunderer · expansionist · usurper
overlord
Supreme feudal superior
emperor · czar · sultan · potentate · imperator · liege · suzerain · feudal lord · warlord · chieftain
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