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conqueror

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con·quer·or

[kong-ker-er]
noun
a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor.

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


vanquisher, winner.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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conquer (ˈkɒŋkə)
 
vb
1.  to overcome (an enemy, army, etc); defeat
2.  to overcome (an obstacle, feeling, desire, etc); surmount
3.  (tr) to gain possession or control of by or as if by force or war; win
4.  (tr) to gain the love, sympathy, etc, of (someone) by seduction or force of personality
 
[C13: from Old French conquerre, from Vulgar Latin conquērere (unattested) to obtain, from Latin conquīrere to search for, collect, from quaerere to seek]
 
'conquerable
 
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'conquerableness
 
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'conquering
 
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'conqueror
 
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Conqueror (ˈkɒŋkərə)
 
n
William the. See William I

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conqueror
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. conquerour (O.Fr. conquereor), from O.Fr. conquerre (see conquer). Another early form was conquestor. William the Conqueror so called from early 12c. in Anglo-L.: Guillelmus Magus id est conquæstor rex Anglorum.
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