conquistadors

Variant of conquistador

conquistador definition

con·quis·ta·dor (kän kwis′tə dôr′, -kēs′-; käŋ-)

noun pl. conquistadors -·dors′ (-dôrz′) or conquistadores -·do′·res′ (-dôr′ēz′, -dôr′ās′; -dôrz′)

any of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico, Peru, or other parts of America in the 16th cent.

Etymology: Sp, conqueror < conquistar < pp. of VL *conquaerere: see conquer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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