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“conqueror” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

conqueror
victor: expugnator with genitive (conqueror of a town, urbis): domitor (with genitive, vanquisher; e.g., of Spain, Hispaniae): Pompey’s troops considered themselves already the conquerors, Pompeiani vicisse jam sibi videbantur: to come off conqueror, victorem or superiorem discedere: to be the conqueror of anybody or anything: Vid: To CONQUER.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for conqueror?
The usual Latin words for “conqueror” are victor, expugnō, domitor; also urbs, Hispānia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.