conquistador

[kon-kwis-tuh-dawr, kong-; Spanish kawng-kees-tah-th awr] /kɒnˈkwɪs təˌdɔr, kɒŋ-; Spanish kɔŋˌkis tɑˈðɔr/
noun, plural conquistadors Spanish, conquistadores
[kawng-kees-tah-th aw-res] /kɔŋˌkis tɑˈðɔ rɛs/ (Show IPA)
1.
one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
Origin
1540-50; < Spanish equivalent to conquist(ar) to conquer (see conquest) + -ador -ator
Examples from the web for conquistadores
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British Dictionary definitions for conquistadores

conquistador

/kɒnˈkwɪstəˌdɔː; Spanish konkistaˈðor/
noun (pl) -dors, -dores (Spanish) (-ˈðores)
1.
an adventurer or conqueror, esp one of the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 16th century
Word Origin
C19: from Spanish, from conquistar to conquer; see conquest
Word Origin and History for conquistadores

conquistador

n.

1830, from Spanish conquistador, literally "conqueror," noun of action from conquistar "to conquer," from Vulgar Latin conquistare, from Latin conquistus, past participle of conquirere "to seek for" (see conquer).

conquistadores in Culture
conquistadores [(kong-kees-tuh-dawr-ays, kong-kees-tuh-dawr-eez)]

The Spanish military leaders who established Spanish rule in the New World by overthrowing Native American governments. (See Hernando Cortés and Francisco Pizarro.)