as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
hailed as conqueror of the barbarian forces
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Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.
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Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Known as a conqueror of the Inca Empire, Pizarro is credited with founding the Peruvian capital city in 1536.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The Romans overthrew Cleopatra and ruled as conquerors, marking an end to history’s longest empire.
—Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The Promised Land is a history of Denmark’s Jutland and a conqueror’s dream that comes suspiciously close to advertising Obama’s 2020 memoir, A Promised Land.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
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Michael M. Rosen, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Known as a conqueror of the Inca Empire, Pizarro is credited with founding the Peruvian capital city in 1536.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The Romans overthrew Cleopatra and ruled as conquerors, marking an end to history’s longest empire.
—Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
The Promised Land is a history of Denmark’s Jutland and a conqueror’s dream that comes suspiciously close to advertising Obama’s 2020 memoir, A Promised Land.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conqueror
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