n.
Pronunciation: kän- ' k ē s-t ə - ˌ do ̇ r, k ə n- also - ' kwis-, - ' kis-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con · quis · ta · do · res \ ( ˌ )kän- ˌ k ē s-t ə - ' do ̇ r- ē z, - ' do ̇ r- ˌ ā s, k ə n-; ( ˌ )kän- ˌ kwis-, - ˌ kis- \ or con · quis · ta · dors
Etymology: Spanish, ultimately from Latin conquirere
Date: 1830
: one that conquers specifically : a leader in the Spanish conquest of America and especially of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century