Conqueror (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who is victorious by force of arms.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The conqueror of Babylon, Cyrus the Great, allowed the Jews to return to their homeland.
- Genghis Khan, the famous conqueror of vast swaths of Asia and Europe, died on August 18, 1227.
- The people hailed Alexander the Great as a great conqueror, as he extended his empire into Asia Minor and Egypt.
- In the medieval times, William the Conqueror successfully invaded England in 1066, overthrowing the English army at Hastings.
- Julius Caesar was a skilled conqueror, known for his campaigns in Gaul and the defeat of the Gallic chieftain, Vercingetorix.