conquistador
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South…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.
» The conquistadors cruelly enslaved the Incas.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
- an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
Examples
2 sentencesThe conquistadors cruelly enslaved the Incas.
Most of the Mayan books were destroyed by conquistadors in the 16th century.
deDie meisten Bücher der Maya wurden im 16. Jahrhundert von den Conquistadores vernichtet.
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.
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Forms
plural: conquistadors / conquistadores| Singular | conquistador |
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| Plural | conquistadors / conquistadores |
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