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“Conker” or “Conquer”

conker / conquer are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

conker

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

conquer k·AA·ng·k·er

  • verbovercome by conquest.
Usage

Examples in context

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“conker”

  • The Irish Conker Championships have been staged annually…

“conquer”

  • …of starting a campaign to conquer the rest when he died…
  • …humanity's colony on Pluto and conquer it with little resistance, since…
  • …Anawratha sent an army to conquer the Mon city of Thaton…
  • …that if she tried to conquer Poland by marrying Poniatowski, all…
  • …in the novel Divide and Conquer.
  • …Gods triumph over death and conquer the universe.
  • …and Erasmus are determined to conquer and destroy all of humanity…
  • …Henry in his campaign to conquer Normandy.
  • …and megalomaniacal and seeks to conquer and rule Ehb.
  • …his pocket, Ferraço decides to conquer the beautiful Sílvia.

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