/ kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː(r); -ˈkɪst-; NAmE kɑːn-/ noun
( pl. con·quis·ta·dores / kɒnˌkwɪstəˈdɔːreɪz; -ˌkɪstə-; NAmE kɑːn-/ or con·quis·ta·dors ) (from Spanish ) one of the Spanish people who took control of Mexico and Peru by force in the 16th century
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: Spanish .