conqueror
Syllables: con·quer·orUK/ˈkɒŋˌkə.ɹə//ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/
conqueror noun: someone who conquers.
Noun
conqueror (plural conquerors)
- Someone who conquers.
- They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force - nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 196
- Croatia, England's World Cup semi-final conquerors in Moscow in July, looked set to inflict their curse once more and relegate Gareth Southgate's side from the elite group when Andrej Kramaric's twisting finish put them ahead via a deflection off Eric Dier after 57 minutes.2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport
- Synonyms:
- vanquisher, victor, subjugator
Proper noun capitalized: Conqueror
the Conqueror
- William the Conqueror.
- The making this survey was a great design in the Conqueror; and it is plain he considered the finishing of it as an event of great importance; a charter, granted by him soon after, having this remarkable date.1788, Robert Kelham, chapter 1, in Domesday Book Illustrated, page 5
conqueror meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
conqueror in Hindi
- someone who conquers
- विजेता vijetā
conqueror in Tamil
- வெற்றியாளர்
conqueror in Urdu
- فاتح, غالب, جیتنے والا, ظافر
conqueror in Malayalam
- ജേതാവ്, ആക്രമിച്ച് കീഴടക്കുന്നയാൾ, വിജയി
More languagesFewer languages
- conqueror in Sanskrit
- दानु dānu
- conqueror in Arabic
- غَازٍ ḡāzin
- conqueror in Indonesian
- pemenang
Synonyms of conqueror
Forms of conqueror
| plural | conquerors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | conquerour |
| alternative form | conquerer |
Origin of conqueror
From Middle English conquerour, from Old French conquereor, from conquerre. By surface analysis, conquer + -or.
Words formed from conqueror
Phrases with conqueror
Questions about conqueror
- What does conqueror mean?
- Conqueror means someone who conquers.
- What is conqueror in Hindi?
- Conqueror in Hindi is विजेता (vijetā). See Conqueror meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is conqueror?
- Conqueror can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce conqueror?
- Conqueror is pronounced /ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of conqueror?
- The plural of conqueror is conquerors.
Words near conqueror in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: conqueror (page history and authors); Conqueror (page history and authors); conqueror (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conqueror (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); conqueror (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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