conquestor
conquestor noun: someone who breaks into the conductor car in a subway and takes control of the train, as a hobby or prank.
Noun (1)
conquestor (plural conquestors)
- Someone who breaks into the conductor car in a subway and takes control of the train, as a hobby or prank.
- A rogue group of subway vandals calling them the 'Subway Conquestors' is allegedly on a mission to attack the rail system.2015 May 11, “Authorities: Group Of Teen Subway Vandals Could Pose Serious Threat To Straphanger Safety”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025
- These pranks were largely harmless to the train-riding masses, but the kids were the scourge of the MTA for months. (One MTA employee told me he and his co-workers can get written up for incorrect signage.) The agency posted the Conquestors' pictures all over the crew rooms and towers.2015 May 14, Samuel Lieberman, “Train Superfans Are Stopping Teens from Setting Fires on Subway Tracks”, in VICE News, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2026
Noun (2)
conquestor (plural conquestors)
Synonyms of conquestor
Forms of conquestor
| plural | conquestors |
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Origin of conquestor
From conquest + -or.
Borrowed from Middle French conquesteur. By surface analysis, conquest (“to conquer”) + -or.
Questions about conquestor
- What does conquestor mean?
- Conquestor means someone who breaks into the conductor car in a subway and takes control of the train, as a hobby or prank.
- What part of speech is conquestor?
- Conquestor is a noun.
- What is the plural of conquestor?
- The plural of conquestor is conquestors.
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