compeller
- a word derived from compel.
Example Sentences
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There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.
From New York Times • May 9, 2017
He had an official called an 'Ordner,' whose help he could invoke in desperate cases, but apparently the Ordner is only a persuader, not a compeller.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
Was he not my son-in-law, my ancient friend, for 20 years the master of great Rome, for 30 years the compeller of victory?
From Caesar and Cleopatra by Shaw, Bernard
Great God, he was a ruler of princes, a master, a compeller of men....
From The Path of the King by Buchan, John
The possible interrupter of human actions, the old Cloud compeller, has it in his power to mould, in whatsoever shape he chooses, the inconsistent element, the limitless incoherence, the force diffused and undecided of aim.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
