🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

정복자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongbokja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conquistador/kɒŋˈkiːstədɔːr/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"스페인의 정복자들은 아메리카 대륙으로 향했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A leader in the Spanish conquest of America and the Philippines in the 16th century.

    "Hernán Cortés was a famous conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire."
  2. 2

    One who conquers or subdues others; a conqueror.

    "He viewed himself as a modern conquistador of industry, claiming new markets across the globe."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Spanish conquistador, originating from the verb conquistar (to conquer), which traces back to the Latin conquirere (to seek out, procure, or conquer). The term gained widespread historical currency during the 16th-century Spanish colonization of the Americas.

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