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con·quer·or | \ ˈkäŋ-kər-ər 
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\ plural conquerors
Definition of conqueror
: one who conquers : one who wins a country in war, subdues or subjugates a people, or overcomes an adversary
The year 1570 brought yet another conqueror, the Ottoman Empire.— Alan Weisman In Cleopatra … the Roman conqueror met his equal, at least for proud independence and clear-eyed ruthlessness.— Ingrid D. Rowland William the Conqueror
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