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Noun: subduer  sub'd(y)oo-u(r)
  1. Someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion
    "The dictator was a ruthless subduer of opposition";
    - surmounter, overcomer

Derived forms: subduers

Type of: controller, restrainer