conqueror

conquistador

Líder, ejército o país que gana una guerra y toma el control de otro territorio.

En inglés sencillo: A leader, army, or country that wins a war and takes control of another place.

• The conqueror entered the city.
• Foreign conquerors ruled the country for centuries.
• The army was welcomed as a conqueror rather than a liberator.

Cómo se usa: conqueror of something (He became the conqueror of a vast territory.)

Sinónimos: vanquisher, subjugator

Expresiones frecuentes: foreign conqueror, military conqueror, conqueror of something

vencedor, conquistador

Persona que logra vencer a un rival o superar una dificultad.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who successfully defeats an opponent or overcomes something difficult.

• He returned as the conqueror of his fears.
• The tournament winner faced last year's conqueror again.
• She was celebrated as a conqueror of difficult mountain peaks.

Cómo se usa: conqueror of someone/something (The champion faced her former conqueror in the final.)

Sinónimos: victor, vanquisher

Expresiones frecuentes: conqueror of something, mountain conqueror