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conquistador

[ kon-kwis-tuh-dawr, kong-; Spanish kawng-kees-tah-thawr ]

noun

, plural con·quis·ta·dors, Spanish con·quis·ta·do·res [kawng-kees-tah-, thaw, -, r, es].
  1. one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.


conquistador

/ kɒnˈkwɪstəˌdɔː; konkistaˈðor /

noun

  1. an adventurer or conqueror, esp one of the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 16th century
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of conquistador1

1540–50; < Spanish equivalent to conquist ( ar ) to conquer ( conquest ) + -ador -ator
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conquistador1

C19: from Spanish, from conquistar to conquer; see conquest
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Example Sentences

Hernán Cortés -- an unpleasant conquistador -- hated the Mexican Hairless, and attempted to eradicate the breed.

That fine old conquistador was now worn out in body and a wreck of his former self.

As he wheeled about he was once more the social conquistador, seeking, the girl knew not what advantage.

I had read with eagerness the History of the Conquest, and of the adventures of the noble Conquistador.

The Conquistador's bones repose in the land which, with so much intrepidity and ruthlessness, he won for Spain.

The companions-in-arms of Jaime el Conquistador are nearly always represented wearing a considerable weight of plate armour.

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