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The pith of the argument is that the Zana-Malata son of a pirate, Tom Ratsimilaho, has been incorrectly portrayed as a European civilizer of the Madagascar coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2023

The sea, wise men have observed, is the great civilizer.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his biography of Emerson he shows how a most inspirational civilizer hitched his own wagon, tried to hitch the U. S. juggernaut, to a transcendental star.

From Time Magazine Archive

Students now of civilization, their work is a potent civilizer.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Nepal to Japan, in the books of the Northern Buddhists there is certainly much confusion between the metaphysical being and the legendary civilizer and teacher of Nepal.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot