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defeater

1 3.9

A person or team that beats another in a contest

noun
/dɪˈfiːtər/

: vencedor

Defeater of Black Roger.

Examples

Behold, the royal prince of Titan, brother of Thanos, the Knave of Hearts, defeater...

Eternals (2021)
The team's star player was the defeater of all their toughest rivals in the championship.
As the reigning champion, she proudly held the title of the defeater of the previous year's winner.
His reputation as a defeater in local tournaments has attracted many challengers seeking to beat him.

Synonyms

victor

vsdefeater

60 3.5

A person who wins a game, battle, or contest

is any person, team, or thing that defeats another

upsetter

vsdefeater

1 7.5

A person or team that unexpectedly beats a stronger opponent in a competition

is a regular winner without the surprise element

demolisher

vsdefeater

1 6.8

A person or thing that beats others completely in a contest

is a neutral winner without strong destruction tone

overman

vsdefeater

Archaic

9.7

A person who beats others to win a contest or battle

is a general winner without implying domination

massacrer

vsdefeater

Informal

8.8

A player or team that defeats opponents by a lot

is any person, team, or thing that beats others without extreme destruction

Antonyms

loser

Offensive

709 4.8

A person who often fails and who others look down on

How Victorious

conqueror

39 5.3

champion

679 2.4

victor

60 3.5

defeater

1 3.9

Surface Forms

defeater singular

defeaters plural

Morphology

defeater = defeat (transparent) = defeat + er

Standard agent nominalization from the verb 'defeat', yielding 'one/thing that defeats'; the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Defeater comes from defeat plus the agent -er, so it literally means 'one who defeats' — a person, team, or thing that 'beats' or wins against another in a contest.