prevailern.
/prᵻˈveɪlə/, U.S. /priˈveɪlər/, /prəˈveɪlər/ A successful or victorious person; a person who succeeds in overcoming or persuading another.
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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
1596 H. Clapham Briefe of Bible 35 All the Fore-elect of God, ar Prevailers with God.
1618 T. Gainsford True Hist. P. Warbeck 39 That so..they might..be..the better welcommed and entertained with the preuailer.
1630 R. Sibbes Bruised Reede 333 Now having beene prevailers with God, what shall stand against us if we can learne to make use of our faith?
1670 Ld. North Narr. Passages Long Parl. in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 14 For want of Discipline, the Prevailers applied themselves to plunder the Baggage.
1721–2 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. (1828) I. i. ii. 200 He was mighty in prayer and a singular prevailer.
1754 J. Rob Short Conf. betwixt Mr. A. Gib & Country-man 19 Abram must be called Abraham, a father of a multitude; Jacob a supplanter, is called Israel, a prince and prevailer.
1800 A. Swanston Serm. & Lect. I. 437 It signifies a princely prevailer with God.
1889 W. S. Gilbert Gondoliers ii. 42 Those pressing prevailers, The ready-made tailors.
1900 T. H. Rand Song Waves 118 ‘Prevailer and Prince,’ called He him, ‘A power with God and with men.’
1983 New Republic 10 Jan. 28/2 And it will profit nothing to counsel courage, as the ‘prevailers with pride’ do.
2005 Spectator (Nexis) 6 Aug. 36 Take a Girl Like Me reveals Diana to have been..a prey to, and eventually prevailer over, the whole scary packet of druggy emotions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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