VICTORS

Noun

victors

plural of victor

Source: Wiktionary


VICTOR

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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