con·quis·ta·dor

(kŏng-kē′stə-dôr′, kŏn-kwĭs′tə-)

n. pl. con·quis·ta·dors or con·quis·ta·dor·es (-dôr′ās, -ēz)

A conqueror, especially one of the 16th-century Spanish soldiers who defeated the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America, or Peru.

[Spanish, from conquistar, to conquer, from Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre, frequentative of Latin conquīrere, to procure; see conquer.]

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conquistador

(kɒnˈkwɪstəˌdɔː; Spanish konkistaˈðor)

n, pl -dors or -dores (Spanish -ˈðores)

(Historical Terms) an adventurer or conqueror, esp one of the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 16th century

[C19: from Spanish, from conquistar to conquer; see conquest]

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con•quis•ta•dor

(kɒŋˈkwɪs təˌdɔr, -ˈkis-)

n., pl. conquistadors, con•quis•ta•do•res (kɒŋˌkis təˈdɔr iz, -eɪz)

one of the Spanish conquerors of the Americas, esp. of Mexico and Peru, in the 16th century.

[1540–50; < Sp, =conquist(ar) to conquer + -ador -ator]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

conquistador - an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)

Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

explorer, adventurer - someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

conquistador

noun

One that conquers:

conqueror, master, victor, winner.

Translations

conquistador

[kɒnˈkwɪstədɔːʳ] N → conquistador m

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conquistador

[kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː^r] (pl) n → conquistador m

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It smell so like the waters of Lethe, and of that fountain of youth that the Conquistadores sought for in the Floridas, and find him all too late."

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