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condottiere

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/
  • General-American: /ˌkɔn.dəˈtjɛɹ.eɪ/
  • General-American: /-doʊ-/
  • General-American: /-tiˈɛɹ-/
  • General-American: /-i/

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noun

Meaning 1

A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կոնդոտիեր (kondotier) — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Bulgarian: кондотиер (kondotier) — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Greek: κοντοτιέρος (kontotiéros) — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Portuguese: condottiere — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Portuguese: condottiero — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Russian: кондотьер (kondotʹjer) — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Swedish: kondottiär — medieval Italian mercenary leader
  • Ukrainian: кондотьєр (kondotʹjer) — medieval Italian mercenary leader