conqueror
noun
con·quer·or
ˈkäŋ-kər-ər 
plural conquerors
: 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
Alan WeismanIn Cleopatra … the Roman conqueror met his equal, at least for proud independence and clear-eyed ruthlessness.—Ingrid D. Rowland
Ingrid D. RowlandWilliam the Conqueror
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hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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The Mongol Empire was led by Genghis Khan, a conqueror who united the Mongolian tribes across Asia.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What caused the decline of ancient Alexandria? For centuries, historians have pinned the decline of Alexandra’s most important historical sites on its Arab conquerors: the Persians in 616 C.E., then ‘Amr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in 642.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
His attitude was in line with the consensus of his era, a time when urban elites ruled unchallenged over Andean countries that remained very much the home of conquerors and the conquered.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
But the story ends abruptly with the English fleeing William and his conquerors after the Battle of Hastings in October 1066.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What caused the decline of ancient Alexandria? For centuries, historians have pinned the decline of Alexandra’s most important historical sites on its Arab conquerors: the Persians in 616 C.E., then ‘Amr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in 642.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
His attitude was in line with the consensus of his era, a time when urban elites ruled unchallenged over Andean countries that remained very much the home of conquerors and the conquered.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
But the story ends abruptly with the English fleeing William and his conquerors after the Battle of Hastings in October 1066.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conqueror
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“Conqueror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conqueror. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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