Conqueror Meaning
/ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone who conquers.
nameWilliam the Conqueror.
Sentence Examples
Greece, conquered, took captive her savage conqueror.
William the Conqueror occupied England in 1066.
Why would I want to be a conqueror?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Napoleon was a famous ____ who expanded the French empire across Europe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
History remembers Alexander the Great as a brilliant, undefeated military ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English conquerour, from Old French conquereor, from conquerre. By surface analysis, conquer + -or.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Napoleon was a famous ____ who expanded the French empire across Europe.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
History remembers Alexander the Great as a brilliant, undefeated military ____.