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Man of Destiny

American  

noun

  1. epithet of Napoleon I.


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In high good humor, the Man of Destiny called a consulting engineer "an old faker," climbed into his automobile, went home.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 28 he turned manager and introduced the plays of George Bernard Shaw to the U. S. He acted in Candida, Arms and the Man, The Man of Destiny.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dakin also debates the extent to which Roosevelt II fulfills Spengler's requirements for a "Man of Destiny."

From Time Magazine Archive

Benito Mussolini, Italy's self-styled Man of Destiny, died ignominiously and was hung by his heels like a slaughtered pig alongside the body of his mistress.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was always pleased when he was told that he looked like the Man of Destiny.

From Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Isaac Frederick Marcosson

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