conqueror
English
Alternative forms
- conquerour (obsolete)
- conquerer
Etymology
Old French conquereor, from conquerre,
Noun
conqueror (plural conquerors)
- Someone who conquers
- 2018 November 18, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 1 Croatia”, in BBC Sport:
- 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.
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Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (female conqueror): conqueress
Translations
someone who conquers
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkon.kʷe.ror/, [ˈkɔŋ.kᶣɛ.rɔr]
Verb
conqueror (present infinitive conquerī, perfect active conquestus sum); third conjugation, deponent
Inflection
References
- conqueror in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- conqueror in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- conqueror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to expostulate with a person about a thing: conqueri, expostulare cum aliquo de aliqua re
- to expostulate with a person about a thing: conqueri, expostulare cum aliquo de aliqua re
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