conqueror

[ kong-ker-er ]

noun

1. a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor.

   Synonyms: vanquisher, winner

Conqueror

/ ˈkɒŋkərə /

noun

1. William the. See William I

Word History and Origins

Origin of conqueror¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English conquerour, from Anglo-French; Old French conquereor, from conquer(re) “to conquer” ( conquer ) + -eor, from either Latin -or -or ¹ or -ātor -ator

Example Sentences

Nandor is only doing what any thin-skinned former conqueror would do in a world that dismisses him, throwing wild swings in the dark.

From Salon

Despite the aura of awe-inspiring power they give off, empires have often been the ephemeral creations of an individual conqueror like Alexander the Great or Napoleon that fade fast after his death or defeat.

From Salon

Bigger news arrived last weekend at Comic-Con in San Diego, where Marvel revealed the studio’s redirection from the Kang the Conqueror chapters – tossed after Jonathan Majors’ conviction on reckless assault in the third degree and harassment late last year.

From Salon

Majors, whose Kang the Conqueror was poised to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next big bad, after appearances in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “Loki,” revealed in a recent interview that he is disappointed about the studio’s pivot away from his time-traveling villain.

From Los Angeles Times

That includes one called the Fattah, or “Conqueror” in Farsi.

From Seattle Times

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