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-ador

one who acts

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A sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador on a sparse coastal landing in the Americas, wearing practical campaign clothing and partial armor, with a sheathed sword and a small ocean-going sailing ship offshore.
noun

conquistador

kahng-KEES-tuh-dor/kɑːŋˈkiːstədɔːr/

A Spanish conqueror in the Americas during the colonial era.

Etymology
conquistSpanishto conquer
+adorSpanishone who acts

The pieces name someone who conquers. English uses this Spanish title especially for the conquerors who took control of parts of the Americas in the sixteenth century.

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