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noun
A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: explorer, adventurer
Narrower terms: Cortes, Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernando Cortez, Hernan Cortes, Hernan Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco Pizarro
History
Etymology tree Spanish conquistar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Spanish -dor Spanish conquistadorbor. English conquistador Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.
