conqueror
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who conquers or overcomes: Specifically, someone who achieves victory through military force or armed conflict, subjugating a place or people.
- A victor or subduer: More broadly, one who successfully defeats an opponent or overcomes a significant challenge.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- William the Conqueror became the King of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
- The ancient city fell to the foreign conqueror after a long siege.
- In her mind, she was a conqueror of her own fears.
Advanced Usage
- "To the victor (conqueror) belong the spoils": A proverb meaning that the winner has the right to take the possessions of the defeated.
- After the company takeover, the new CEO replaced the entire management team, proving that to the conqueror belong the spoils.
Variants and Related Words
Conquer (verb): To overcome and take control of a place or people by military force; to successfully overcome a problem or weakness.
- They set out to conquer the neighboring lands.
- She worked hard to conquer her addiction.
Conquest (noun): The act of conquering; something that has been conquered.
- The conquest of the island took three years.
- Learning to play the piano was her latest conquest.
Synonyms
- Vanquisher: One who defeats an opponent thoroughly.
- Subjugator: One who brings someone or something under domination or control.
- Victor: A winner in a battle, contest, or struggle.
Related Phrases
- Conqueror's mentality: An attitude characterized by determination to overcome all obstacles.
- To succeed in this industry, you need a conqueror's mentality.
Related Idioms
- Divide and conquer: A strategy of gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into smaller, more manageable pieces that have less power.
- The general's strategy was to divide and conquer the rebel factions.
Noun
- someone who is victorious by force of arms