conquistador
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From Spanish conquistador.
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conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores)
- A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From conquistar (“to conquer”) + -dor.
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[edit] Noun
conquistador m. (plural conquistadores, feminine singular conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadoras)
