VICTOR

victor, master, superior

(noun) a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

winner, victor

(noun) the contestant who wins the contest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

victor (plural victors)

The winner in a fight or contest.

The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Synonyms

• winner

• conqueror

Etymology

Proper noun

Victor

A male given name from Latin.

The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

A city in Colorado.

A city in Idaho.

A town in Iowa.

A census-designated place in Montana.

A town in New York.

A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

(cryptography) Placeholder name for the party that verifies a proof.

Coordinate term: Peggy

Source: Wiktionary


Vic"tor, n. Etym: [L. victor, fr. vincere, victum, to vanquish, to conquer. See Vanquish.]

1. The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of. In love, the victors from the vanquished fly; They fly that wound, and they pursue that die. Waller.

2. A destroyer. [R. & Poetic] There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends. Pope.

Vic"tor, a.

Definition: Victorious. "The victor Greeks." Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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