conqueror

noun

con·​quer·​or ˈkäŋ-kər-ər 

plural conquerors

: 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

Synonyms

• beater
• master
• subduer
• trimmer
• vanquisher
• victor
• whipper
• winner

Examples of conqueror in a Sentence

hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces

Recent Examples on the Web

Theirs is the other grand story from would-be California conquerors. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025

Infinitely worse is Kenneth Marshall, the leader of the expedition and the wannabe conqueror of Niflheim. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025

If that defense fails, all the population and all the resources of Europe, and Asia, and Africa and Australasia will be dominated by conquerors. —Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025

Within these fantasy walls, Evie and her fellow players exist as conquerors and deities that reach stratospheric heights. —David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above