as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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Recent Examples of conqueror
While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.
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Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
With a conqueror’s gaze, Paris coolly weighs the situation.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Bernd Roeck
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
With a conqueror’s gaze, Paris coolly weighs the situation.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conqueror
Noun
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The winner, who had not come forward as of Aug. 19, won the top prize in the Aug. 18 Fantasy 5 evening drawing, according to Florida Lottery records.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Louisiana Local Fiber Consortium, which includes two Louisiana providers that partnered with T-Mobile, was the biggest winner, with $378 million for 68,535 locations.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
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Pachuca, the 2024 CCC victors, are considered the favorites entering the match.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Now, the world No. 15 is the fourth Japanese major victor since the start of 2024, according to the LPGA.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Conqueror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conqueror. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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