conqueror

[kong-ker-er]

noun

1. a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor.

   Synonyms: winner, vanquisher

Conqueror

/ ˈkɒŋkərə /

noun

1. William the. See William I

Word History and Origins

Origin of conqueror¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English conquerour, from Anglo-French; Old French conquereor, from conquer(re) “to conquer” ( conquer ) + -eor, from either Latin -or -or ¹ or -ātor -ator

Example Sentences

Their bond, Douglass said, was worth “all the wealth” of “the most successful conqueror,” for it gave him a “peep into that noble soul.”

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In their brief, intense interaction, Lockjaw develops a covetous one-sided relationship with his conqueror, as rooted in fetishistic lust as it is racism and control.

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Grimsby Town, the only League Two side still standing and conquerors of Manchester United, get another home tie against Premier League Brentford.

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All of those Celtic conquerors were emphatically put in their place by Kairat Almaty on Tuesday night.

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The stylized tableau depicted Columbus as a noble conqueror: one hand raised to the horizon, the other lifting a veil from a globe.

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Related Words

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