conqueror

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conqueror^¹

/ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/ US
/ˈkɔnˌkɚ.ɚ/ US
/ˈkɒŋˌkə.ɹə/ UK
/ˈkɔŋˌkəɹə/ British, Southern, Standard

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From Middle English conquerour, from Old French conquereor, from conquerre. By surface analysis, conquer + -or.

noun conquerors · conquerour · conquerer

Someone who conquers. They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force - nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
Similar: vanquisher, victor, subjugator

Conqueror^²

proper noun the Conqueror

England, dated William the Conqueror. The making this survey was a great design in the Conqueror; and it is plain he considered the finishing of it as an event of great importance; a charter, granted by him soon after, having this remarkable date.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: vanquisher, victor, winning, winner, daring, warrior, tournament, fateh, subjugator, defeater, champion, warlord, triumpher, invader, ruler, overlord

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noun someone who conquers

Español	conquistador
한국어	정복자 jeongbokja
日本語	征服者 seifukusha
中文	佔領者 /占领者 zhànlǐngzhě, 征服者 zhēngfúzhě
हिन्दी	विजेता vijetā
Português	conquistador
Français	conquérant, conquérante
Deutsch	Eroberer, Erobererin, Bezwinger, Bezwingerin
Italiano	conquistatore
Ελληνικά	κατακτητής kataktitís, κατακτήτρια kataktítria
Русский	завоева́тель zavojevátelʹ, завоева́тельница zavojevátelʹnica, покори́тель pokorítelʹ, покори́тельница pokorítelʹnica
العربية	غَازٍ ḡāzin

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@misc{conqueror_2026,
  title = {conqueror},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conqueror},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}