surmountern.
One who or that which surmounts; †one who or that which excels (obsolete); an overcomer, vanquisher.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person or thing
carbunclea1350
swanc1386
phoenixc1400
diamondc1440
broocha1464
surmounterc1500
sovereign?a1513
primrose peerless1523
superlative1577
transcendent1593
Arabian birda1616
crack1637
first rate1681
peach1710
phoenicle1711
admiration1717
spanker1751
first-raterc1760
no slouch of1767
nailer1806
tip-topper1822
ripper1825
ripstaver1828
apotheosis1832
clinker1836
clipper1836
bird1839
keener1839
ripsnorter1840
beater1845
firecracker1845
pumpkin1845
screamer1846
stunner1847
bottler1855
beaut1866
bobby-dazzler1866
one out of the box1867
stem-winder1875
corker1877
trimmer1878
hot stuff1884
daisy1886
jim-dandy1887
cracker1891
jim-hickey1895
peacherino1896
pippin1897
alpha plus1898
peacherine1900
pip1900
humdinger1905
bosker1906
hummer1907
good egg1914
superstar1914
the berries1918
bee's knee1923
the cat's whiskers1923
smash1923
smash hit1923
brahma1925
dilly1935
piss-cutter1935
killer1937
killer-diller1938
a hard act to follow1942
peacheroo1942
bitch1946
brammerc1950
hot shit1960
Tiffany1973
bollocks1981
the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > overcoming difficulties > one who
surmountera1610
c1500 Three Kings' Sons (1895) 177 A man that hight Le Surnome, whiche was the floure and surmountour of alle othir.
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxv. 254 Arte is not only an aide..to nature in all her actions, but..in some sort a surmounter of her skill.
a1610 J. Healey tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) 2 Surmounters of all lets and impediments.
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