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# conqueror

«conqueror» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person, army or country that takes control of a land or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a conqueror, conquerors)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#m1)

2) Someone who overcomes a difficulty: «the conqueror of Everest». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons William the Conqueror invaded England and won at the Battle of Hastings; Alexander the Great and the Romans were conquerors. Stories show conquerors as heroes or as cruel invaders, depending on who tells them. In the Bible, Romans 8 says Christians are «more than conquerors» through God's love.

### examples

- William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x1)
- The conquerors forced the people to pay taxes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x2)
- Alexander the Great was a famous conqueror. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x3)
- Hillary and Tenzing were the first conquerors of Everest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x4)
- For the people who were conquered, the conqueror was an invader. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x5)
- «We are more than conquerors,» says the Bible. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x6)
- Thereupon the demon dies, and the two ladies greet the conqueror rapturously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x7)

### note

Spelling: «conqu-» then «-eror», not «-orer». Say «KONK-er-er». Verb: conquer; noun: conquest. History looks different from the side of the conquered.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conqueror» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.