overthrower
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In particular I remarked the venerable Yamagata, conqueror of China, and the round bullet-head of Oyama, the future overthrower of Kuropatkin.
From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Allen Upward
The other historical books, the Rajavali, and Rajaratnacari, give a totally different character of Elala, and represent him as the desecrator of monuments and the overthrower of temples.
From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Sir James Emerson Tennent
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 Torquato Tasso
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
No man wists the name of overthrower or of overthrown.
From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Eugene Mason
