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conquistador

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con·quis·ta·dor /kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː $ kɑːnˈkiːstədɔːr/ noun [countable]  SHone of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 18th century 18 世纪征服墨西哥和秘鲁的〕西班牙征服者
Examples from the Corpus
conquistadorCoronado was a far kinder conquistador than his ruthless contemporaries Pizarro and De Soto, but he was equally obsessed with gold.The noble forehead, glittering blue eyes, high cheekbones and well-formed beard suggested the conquistador Cortes.If educated people without conquistador bloodlines can never rise far, it is no use giving scholarships.
Origin conquistador (1800-1900) Spanish Latin conquirere; → CONQUER
con·quis·ta·dor nounChineseSyllable
Peru conquerors Corpus one of Spanish and Mexico of the


conquistador
conquistador /kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː $ kɑːnˈkiːstədɔːr/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Spanish
 Origin: Latin conquirere; conquer
one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 18th century


con·quis·ta·dorBrE /kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /kɑːnˈkwɪstədɔːr/ 🔊BrE /kɒnˈkɪstədɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /kɑːnˈkɪstədɔːr/ 🔊 noun (
plural
con·quis·ta·dores BrE /kɒnˌkwɪstəˈdɔːreɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /kɑːnˌkwɪstəˈdɔːreɪz/ 🔊 BrE /kɒnˌkɪstəˈdɔːreɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /kɑːnˌkɪstəˈdɔːreɪz/ 🔊
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con·quis·ta·dors
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(from Spanish)
one of the Spanish people who took control of Mexico and Peru by force in the 16th century (16 世纪侵占墨西哥和秘鲁的)西班牙征服者