conquerors

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He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

All of those Celtic conquerors were emphatically put in their place by Kairat Almaty on Tuesday night.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

HIRRI, Syria — Mohammad Khalawi explains the devastation of Syria’s Deir al-Zour province through the scars left by the many conquerors who passed through during 13 years of civil war.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Men who seize this opportunity are not conquered or conquerors.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

But the unification of Europe has resisted the efforts of such determined conquerors as Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Hitler; even the Roman Empire at its peak never controlled more than half of Europe’s area.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond