conquistador

[ kon-kwis-tuh-dawr, kong-; Spanish kawng-kees-tah-th awr ]

/ kɒnˈkwɪs təˌdɔr, kɒŋ-; Spanish kɔŋˌkis tɑˈðɔr /

one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

Origin of conquistador

1540–50; < Spanish equivalent to conquist(ar) to conquer (see conquest) + -ador -ator

Fortune on this occasion favoured the Conquistador in a remarkable way.

Mexico |Charles Reginald Enock
The conquistador, in fact, was generally the active partner in an enterprise which was largely commercial.

South America |W. H. Koebel
He is one of the conquistador type, who first lost his way in literature.

Paul Verlaine |Stefan Zweig
And now the time arrives when the star of the Conquistador is to wane and set.

Mexico |Charles Reginald Enock

He was the conquistador out of date—the gold-seeker run to seed.

Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper |Francisco de Quevedo

conquistador

/ (kɒnˈkwɪstəˌdɔː, Spanish konkistaˈðor) /

an adventurer or conqueror, esp one of the Spanish conquerors of the New World in the 16th century

C19: from Spanish, from conquistar to conquer; see conquest