Main Entry:

con·quis·ta·dor

Pronunciation:

\kän-ˈkēs-tə-ˌdȯr, kən- also -ˈkwis-, -ˈkis-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural con·quis·ta·do·res \(ˌ)kän-ˌkēs-tə-ˈdȯr-ēz, -ˈdȯr-ˌās, kən-; (ˌ)kän-ˌkwis-, -ˌkis-\ or con·quis·ta·dors

Etymology:

Spanish, ultimately from Latin conquirere

Date:

1830

: one that conquers ; specifically : a leader in the Spanish conquest of America and especially of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century