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[Plural] noun- Conqueror; specifically : any one of the leaders in the Spanish conquest of America, especially of Mexico and Peru, in the 16th century.

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  • The Queensland 'conquistadors' have already captured the silverware from the Byron Bay Cup, the Newmarket and the Rousillon.
  • Self-anointed saviors arrived with the conquistadors.
  • The names of the conquistadors had become dirty words.
  • This time around, are the conquistadors swine or heroes?
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