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subjugator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who subjugates or conquers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a conqueror who defeats and enslaves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conqueror, vanquisher

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *-óm Proto-Indo-European *yugóm Proto-Italic *jugom Latin iugum Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin iugō Latin subiugō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin subiugātorbor. English subjugator Borrowed from Latin subiugātor. By surface analysis, subjugate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: subjugateur — Translations
  • French: subjugatrice — Translations
  • French: subjugueur — Translations
  • French: subjugueuse — Translations
  • Middle French: subiugateur — Translations
  • Italian: soggiogatore — Translations
  • Italian: soggiogatrice — Translations
  • Latin: subiugātor — Translations
  • Latin: subiugātrīx — Translations
  • Portuguese: subjugador — Translations
  • Portuguese: subjugadora — Translations
  • Spanish: subyugador — Translations
  • Spanish: subyugadora — Translations
  • Spanish: sojuzgador — Translations
  • Spanish: sojuzgadora — Translations