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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish conquistador .
Pronunciation
Noun
conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores )
A conqueror , but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs .
Derived terms
Catalan
Etymology
From conquistar + -dor .
Pronunciation
Noun
conquistador m (plural conquistadors , feminine conquistadora )
( historical ) conquistador
conqueror
Synonym: conqueridor
conquistador de dones ― lady-killer
Further reading
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish conquistador .
Pronunciation
Noun
conquistador m (plural conquistadors )
conquistador
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish conquistador ( “ conquistador ” , literally “ conqueror ” ) .
Noun
conquistador (plural conquistador -conquistador , first-person possessive conquistadorku , second-person possessive conquistadormu , third-person possessive conquistadornya )
( historical ) conquistador
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Portuguese
Etymology
From conquistar + -dor .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: con‧quis‧ta‧dor
Noun
conquistador m (plural conquistadores , feminine conquistadora , feminine plural conquistadoras )
conqueror ( someone who conquers )
womanizer ( habitual seducer of women )
Adjective
conquistador (feminine conquistadora , masculine plural conquistadores , feminine plural conquistadoras , comparable , comparative mais conquistador , superlative o mais conquistador or conquistadoríssimo )
conquering
winning
Spanish
Etymology
From conquistar ( “ to conquer ” ) + -dor .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /konkistaˈdoɾ/
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: con‧quis‧ta‧dor
Adjective
conquistador (feminine conquistadora , masculine plural conquistadores , feminine plural conquistadoras )
conquering ; winning
Noun
conquistador m (plural conquistadores , feminine conquistadora , feminine plural conquistadoras )
conqueror , conquistador
( figuratively ) womanizer
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish conquistador . Attested since 1845.
Noun
conquistador c
( historical ) a conquistador
Declension
Declension of conquistador
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