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• victor
  victor

  noun

  a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
• Victor
  Victor

  noun

  an ancient Roman epithet variously applied to Jupiter, Mars, and Hercules.

victor

¹ American  

[vik-ter] / ˈvɪk tər /

noun

• victors
  plural

1. a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.

2. a winner in any struggle or contest.

3. a word used in communications to represent the letter V.

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Victor ² American  

[vik-ter] / ˈvɪk tər /

noun

1. an ancient Roman epithet variously applied to Jupiter, Mars, and Hercules.

2. Military. the NATO name for a class of high-speed, nuclear-powered submarines, designed to protect Soviet ships and to attack ballistic-missile submarines: first produced for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s; in service with the Russian Navy since 1992.

3. a male given name.

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victor ¹ British  

/ ˈvɪktə /

noun

1. 1. a person, nation, etc, that has defeated an adversary in war, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      the victor army

2. the winner of any contest, conflict, or struggle

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Victor ² British  

/ ˈvɪktə /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter v

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victor Idioms  

1. see to the victor belong the spoils.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• victors
  plural

Etymology

Origin of victor

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin, equivalent to vic-, past participle stem of vincere “to conquer” + -tor -tor

Explanation

The victor is the winner of a contest, usually one that requires physical skills or strength, like in battle or sports. Calling someone the victor implies that he or she triumphed in a difficult competition. The origin of the noun victor is in the Latin word vincere, meaning “conquer.” If you conquer your opponents, in a weekend-long chess showdown, the wrestling match, the beauty contest, the debate, or a 5K run, you are the victor. It means you won — victory is yours. Whenever an opponent is defeated, the winner is the victor.

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Here’s what to know about the unlikely victor, along with more takeaways from yesterday’s primaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The victor was well-supported, as he always is.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

If a contest does take place, then the victor will be announced on August 29 following a ballot of Labour members and affiliated unions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Two years later, state Sen. Laura Richardson waited 17 days to be announced victor of a hotly contested race in South Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

It's customary for the victor and his or her support team to rise from beneath the stage.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

“It doesn’t make any sense to go through that process of extension and only do it for five years,” Victor said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The Reds have also brought in 22-year-old forward Victor Munoz, but results in pre-season have been mixed.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

"After sunset is a lot more comfortable," Victor Li, 52, told AFP as he toured the arena and the underground passages where animals and gladiators were once held.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs signed a contract extension for about $50 million less than he could have earned by signing a “supermax” contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

"But," Esther Hartlieb looked so disappointed that Victor almost felt sorry for her, "where, for heaven's sake, was the boat going?"

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

Because we all know what that means: In history written by the victors, the Luddites impeded technological progress, attempted to halt innovation, and were soundly defeated by the Industrial Revolution.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

In a country whose national idea has been shaped around the concept of Russia as a nation of victors and victories, it was astonishing to see such an article in print.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

If the victors wrote the history, Eve MacDonald offers an important corrective in “Carthage.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Don’t count out Eilish or Mars, though — both are two-time victors in a category nobody’s ever won three times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

We must be victors to make it through the morning.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins