victor

¹ American  

[vik-ter] / ˈvɪk tər /

noun

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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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

Example Sentences

The claimants' position that "they were the victors in this litigation" was "overly simplistic", he added.

From BBC

For now, he's the swaggering victor -- but that gap could haunt him if health care dominates 2026.

From Barron's

With the margin hovering near 0.5%, an automatic recount could still be triggered, but most observers see Wilson as the likely victor given her late surge and the small number of ballots remaining.

From Salon

He was still to blame for the war, and once the victors decided to put him in the dock for that his fate was clear.

From The Wall Street Journal

The winners of those ties would then play the victors from the tie between the second and third-placed League A teams and the League C sides.

From BBC