"conquistador" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈkistədɔɹ/ [General-American], /kənˈkwɪstədɔɹ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-ncalif-conquistador.ogg Forms: conquistadors [plural], conquistadores [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish conquistador. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|conquistador}} Spanish conquistador Head templates: {{en-noun|s|conquistadores}} conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: conquistador Derived forms: conquistadorial

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