1877 10 Nov. Who should sceptres wield But those Empire-makers.
1903 1 June 12/3 Gazing out across the silent waters at the granite hills that have seen the passage of how many empire-makers.
2004 B. Singer & J. Langdon Introd. 9 But though he became an enlightened despot of the Napoleonic stamp.., he was actually no great fan of the diminutive empire-maker in Europe.