empire builder

noun

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

Origin of empire builder

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby empire builder

emphatic, emphatically, emphysema, em pica, empire, empire builder, empire building, Empire Day, Empire State, Empire State Building, Empire State of the South

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Example sentences from the Web for empire builder

He was not destined to become an Empire-builder in the Colonies.
Oliver Goldsmith|E. S. Lang Buckland
He named a Canadian statesman and empire-builder whose integrity was beyond all suspicion.
Swirling Waters|Max Rittenberg
The ghost of the great Empire-builder rises before the astonished spectators, enquiring what trouble has overtaken his land.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
He was no common man, but an empire-builder in the brave days of old.
William Black|John Maclean

But she ought to go to a home and be trained to marry an empire-builder.
Happy Pollyooly|Edgar Jepson

British Dictionary definitions for empire builder

empire-builder

noun

informal a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff

Derived forms of empire-builder

empire-building, noun, adjective

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单词	empire builder
释义	empire builder noun a person who plans or works to extend dominion or control, as over territory, political organizations, or business enterprises. Origin of empire builder First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby empire builder emphatic, emphatically, emphysema, em pica, empire, empire builder, empire building, Empire Day, Empire State, Empire State Building, Empire State of the South Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for empire builder He was not destined to become an Empire-builder in the Colonies. Oliver Goldsmith\|E. S. Lang Buckland He named a Canadian statesman and empire-builder whose integrity was beyond all suspicion. Swirling Waters\|Max Rittenberg The ghost of the great Empire-builder rises before the astonished spectators, enquiring what trouble has overtaken his land. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb He was no common man, but an empire-builder in the brave days of old. William Black\|John Maclean But she ought to go to a home and be trained to marry an empire-builder. Happy Pollyooly\|Edgar Jepson British Dictionary definitions for empire builder empire-builder noun informal a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff Derived forms of empire-builder empire-building, noun, adjective 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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