conqueror

[ kong-ker-er ]

/ ˈkɒŋ kər ər /

a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor.

Origin of conqueror

1250–1300; Middle English conquerour < Anglo-French; Old French conquereor, equivalent to conquer- conquer + -eor < Latin -ōr- -or¹ or -ātōr- -ator

vanquisher, winner.

The higher power has many names -- daylight, conqueror, monarch.

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Here's a long excerpt, with my emphasis: Would we name our children Warrior, Conqueror, Sword, or Holy War?

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Aegon the Conqueror, who arrived in Westeros from ancient Valyria, used his three dragons to conquer the entire continent.

Game of Thrones for Dummies |Jace Lacob |April 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It was forged by the heat of dragons' breath when 1,000 bent their swords in fealty to Aegon the Conqueror.

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Reich was writing under numerous noms du plume, including Daxis the Conqueror, Drk Prnz (Dark Prince), and Alexis.

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After the conflict is over the conqueror returns to reap the reward of his valour.

Reptiles and Birds |Louis Figuier
Some of those dogs have pedigrees that reach backward to the time of William the Conqueror.

The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire |Edward Sylvester Ellis
It celebrates a victory; but it is the victory of the God who enters as a conqueror into His sanctuary.

The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 |Alexander Maclaren
The whipped one gets up, shakes hands with his conqueror, and off they go to drink together.

The Cobbler In The Devil's Kitchen |Mary Hartwell Catherwood
The honor of the Spanish nation was also concerned, because the temper of many of these peoples is, “Long live the conqueror!”

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XVII, 1609-1616 |Various

Conqueror

/ (ˈkɒŋkərə) /

William the. See William I