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

Other Word Forms

• empire-building noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of empire builder¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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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