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CONQUEROR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is victorious by force of arms

Synonyms:

conqueror; vanquisher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("conqueror" is a kind of...):

master; superior; victor (a combatant who is able to defeat rivals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conqueror"):

subjugator (a conqueror who defeats and enslaves)

Instance hyponyms:

Alexander; Alexander the Great (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))

Derivation:

conquer (bring under control by force or authority)

conquer (overcome by conquest)

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