conqueror

noun

con·quer·or ˈkäŋ-kər-ər

plural conquerors

Synonyms of conqueror next

: 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

In Cleopatra … the Roman conqueror met his equal, at least for proud independence and clear-eyed ruthlessness.—

Ingrid D. Rowland

William the Conqueror

Examples of conqueror in a Sentence

hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces

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At this same time, Nima goes on a little parade around New Eden like a conqueror surveying their new land. —

Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024 Putin has begun comparing himself to Peter the Great—perhaps the Russian empire’s most famous conqueror. —

Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2022 He is joined by Owen Wilson and Oscar-winning Indiana Jones actor Ke Huy Quan who team up to stop a time-travelling conqueror called Kang, played by Jonathan Majors. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Evidence also exists of earlier inhabitants at the site, such as Roman conquerors. —

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