conquistador
noun /kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː(r)/
/kɑːŋˈkiːstədɔːr/
(plural conquistadores
(from Spanish) /kɒnˌkwɪstəˈdɔːreɪz/
/kɑːŋˌkiːstəˈdɔːreɪz/
, conquistadors)- one of the Spanish people who took control of Mexico and Peru by force in the sixteenth centuryWord Originmid 19th cent.: Spanish.