overthrower

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The other cartoon, which appeared several years earlier, shows the King anxiously examining the features of Cooper's well-known miniature of Cromwell, the great overthrower of kings.

From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Cooper, Frederic Taber

Bradamante, the Amazonian intended of Ruggiero, is of the same race as Orlando, and a great overthrower of infidels.

From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Tasso, Torquato

A matchless warrior, a Dragon-killer and overthrower of Giants, who possesses a magic sword, he conquers the northern Nibelungs and acquires their famed gold hoard.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

He stands in history as a reviser of fiscal policies; an introducer of new administrative modes; a widener of the boundaries of political rights; a ceaseless overthrower of public abuses.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

Perceval, the overthrower of the Foxite ministry, perished; but the political system of the cabinet remained unchanged.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various