conqueror

[US]/ˈkɒŋkərə(r)/
[UK]/ˈkɑːŋkərər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. victor, occupier

Phrases & Collocations

william the conqueror

Example Sentences

William the Conqueror was the first Norman King of England.

The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.

Indigenous peoples and conquerors gradually coalesced into the present-day population.

a fighter, an explorer, a defier, a conqueror, a hero, &a king....

The conquerors tried to raze the very name of the people's national hero from their memories.

Our factory's beriberi paste is a real conqueror of beriberi, which is colorless, odorless, greaseless, and exceptionally effective.

The conquerors believed in crushing the defeated people into submission, knowing that they could not win their loyalty by the victory.

Real-world Examples

If you want to be great, you have to become a conqueror.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

For every great conqueror, there are millions of conquered.

Source: Selected Debates on Hot Topics

The brilliant soldier and ruthless conqueror called Qin Shihuangdi.

Source: National Geographic: The Terracotta Army of China

No, these supposedly cruel conquerors never actually invaded that village.

Source: Thanksgiving Matters

The Spanish conquerors were awed by the capital of Cuzco.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Toy dolls and plastic construction kits make us conquerors of worlds.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

And now the power of the conquerors was at an end.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mostly due to diseases like measles and smallpox brought by the European conquerors.

Source: Realm of Legends

Since night owls could protect their tribes from nocturnal predators, or their cities from cunning conquerors.

Source: Scientific Insights Bilingual Edition

Arrogance and callousness for the conquerors, bitter endurance and hatred for the conquered.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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