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conqueror

[kong-ker-er] / ˈkɒŋ kər ər /


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This earned Agrippa the gratitude of his friend’s great-uncle, Julius Caesar, the conqueror of Gaul and dictator of Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Nandor is only doing what any thin-skinned former conqueror would do in a world that dismisses him, throwing wild swings in the dark.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2024

Chris Hemsworth, in one of the most colorful and transformative performances of his career, plays the villain Dementus with the flair of a deranged Roman conqueror.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Van Gerwen's conqueror Suljovic will play Dave Chisnall, while world number one Humphries has been drawn to play Benjamin Reus of Denmark.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2024

Covered with blushes, I hid my volume, but they knew it was there, this artifact of the conqueror.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

While they do have to play Bayern Munich, Inter and Atletico Madrid, Arsenal were otherwise drawn against low-seeded teams in Pots 2, 3 and 4, including Celtic's Kazakh conquerors Kairat Almaty.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

HIRRI, Syria — Mohammad Khalawi explains the devastation of Syria’s Deir al-Zour province through the scars left by the many conquerors who passed through during 13 years of civil war.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

Men who seize this opportunity are not conquered or conquerors.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2024

Loved as the defeated come to love the symbols of their conquerors.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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