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empire builder

noun

  1. a person who plans or works to extend dominion or control, as over territory, political organizations, or business enterprises.


empire-builder

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of empire builder1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

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These Christians see Trump as a modern-day Cyrus the Great, the powerful empire builder and nonbeliever who is credited in the Old Testament with returning the Jews to the Holy Land.

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“Nevertheless, she had the temperament and stamina and force of an empire builder,†Glück wrote.

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Amtrak’s Empire Builder derailed Sept. 25, 2021, in northern Montana while en route from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, Oregon, with 154 people on board.

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While he lost his first three starts the following year, the last one was a half-length loss to eventual Kentucky Derby favorite Empire Builder in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in New York.

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The shard of pottery in question was discovered by a passerby last December and caused a sensation as the first mention of sixth century B.C. empire builder to appear in Israel.

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