The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conqueror \Con"quer*or\ (k[o^][ng]"k[~e]r*[~e]r), n. [OF. conquereor, fr. conquerre,] One who conquers.
The Conqueror (Eng. Hist.). William the Norman (1027-1067) who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066.
Wikipedia
The Conqueror is a 1956 American CinemaScope epic film directed by Dick Powell and written by Oscar Millard. The film stars John Wayne as the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and co-stars Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and Pedro Armendáriz. Produced by entrepreneur Howard Hughes, the film was principally shot near St. George, Utah.
Despite the stature of the cast, the film was a critical flop; it is often ranked as one of the worst films of the 1950s and one of the worst ever. Wayne, who was at the height of his career, had lobbied for the role after reading the script and was widely believed to have been grossly miscast. The Conqueror was listed in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time. Wayne was posthumously named a "winner" of a Golden Turkey Award for his performance in the film.
Reportedly, Hughes felt guilty about his decisions regarding the film's production, particularly over the decision to film at a hazardous site (see Cancer controversy below). He bought every print of the film for $12 million and kept it out of circulation for many years until Universal Pictures purchased the film from his estate in 1979. The Conqueror, along with Ice Station Zebra, is said to be one of the films Hughes watched endlessly during his last years.
The Conqueror is a novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is based on the life of William the Conqueror.
The Conqueror is a 1917 silent film biographical western directed by Raoul Walsh and starring William Farnum. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.
Usage examples of "the conqueror".
On his march towards Bagdad, the conqueror was arrested by a fever.
Under the reign of Timur, or Tamerlane, one of his subjects, a descendant of Zingis, still bore the regal appellation of Khan and the conqueror of Asia contented himself with the title of Emir or Sultan.
Carthage, destitute of defence, opened her gates to the conqueror, and Africa was exposed to the rapacious cruelty of a slave, obliged to satisfy his unrelenting master with a large account of blood and treasure.
In fact, combined with other qualities, it carried him to a point where he became the dictator of Germany and then the conqueror of most of Europe.
The whole city knows I am pure Hragon stock come down from Masrianes the Conqueror on both sides, sire and dam.
I conjured them to turn back and save their General, the conqueror of Stamboul, the liberator of Greece.
And thank Beelzebub and all the powers of darkness who lent their aid in placing so exquisite a prize in the hands of the conqueror.
I don't know his powers or the exact extent to which he is what our thrillers would call a 'superman,' but the rise from nothing to the conqueror of Kalgan's warlord in two years is revealing.
I dont know his powers or the exact extent to which he is what our thrillers would call a superman, but the rise from nothing to the conqueror of Kalgans warlord in two years is revealing.
And to be the conqueror of Wuin, with woad upon my face and a thousand troops at my back, is mine.