conquistador
conqueror
noun kohn-kees-tah-DOHR Rare
Origin: Spanish conquistar (to conquer), from Latin conquirere
Usage Note
Conquistador refers historically to the 16th-century Spanish and Portuguese soldier-explorers who colonized the Americas. It has entered English as a loanword. The feminine is conquistadora. In modern Spanish it can also describe any person with a forceful or seductive manner — es un conquistador means he is a charmer.
Examples
"El conquistador llegó a las costas en 1519."
Natural Translation
The conqueror arrived at the coast in 1519.
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