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CONQUISTADOR

\kɒnkˈiːstədˌɔː], \kɒnkˈiːstədˌɔː], \k_ɒ_n_k_ˈiː_s_t_ə_d_ˌɔː]\

Definitions of CONQUISTADOR

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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kong-kwis'ta-d[=o]r, n. a conqueror, applied to the conquerors of Mexico and Peru. [Sp.,--L. conquir[)e]re. See CONQUER.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

[Sp.] One of the Spanish conquerors of Peru and Mexico.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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