单词 | overthrower |
释义 | overthrowern. A person who overthrows someone or something. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > overthrow of a person, institution, belief, etc. > one who or that which overthrows supplanterc1390 subvertera1500 overthrower1548 subversor1548 downthringera1572 thringera1572 overthrow1581 overturner1591 prostrator1649 profligator1694 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] > prevailing or mastering > overcoming or overwhelming > one who masterc1230 overcomerc1350 conquerorc1374 victora1400 overbearera1425 overgangerc1440 vanquisher1474 usurper1509 subduer1516 overthrower1548 defeater1582 prevailer1596 masterer1600 queller1613 conquerant1655 dompter1672 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccv He was the ouerthrower and confounder, of the house of Lancastre. a1555 J. Philpot tr. C. S. Curione Def. Authority Christ's Church in R. Eden Exam. & Writings J. Philpot (1842) (modernized text) 407 They were named Iconomaches, that is overthrowers of images. 1639 J. S. Clidamas 109 This honour done to the overthrowers made the Barbarian beyond measure mad. 1650 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (1654) i. 8 This is that Doctor of Asia, the Overthrower of our Gods. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. cii. 107 They ran in pursuit of their overthrower, who being accustomed to escapes from bailiffs, dived into a dark alley. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 99*/2 The overthrower of Bolingbroke. 1836 E. Bulwer-Lytton Athens (1837) II. 332 Plato rightly considers Ephialtes the true overthrower of the Areopagus. 1855 C. Heavysege Revolt Tartarus i. 7 We scorn to worship our O'erthrower. 1956 G. M. Gathorne-Hardy Royal Impostor viii. 80 Petr Sleyþir, Peter the Overthrower or Conqueror, is among the most prominent of the Birchleg leaders. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 May 21 [Mayhem] can be achieved by a tiny number of reckless people—murderers, anarchists, overthrowers of the established order. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548 |
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