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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

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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

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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.

Example Sentences

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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

In the bitter rivalry between AI heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic, it’ll mostly be who has the best technology that determines the ultimate victor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Even if it means a little extra food for my family, the idea of Peeta being crowned victor is unbearable.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Debs was born in 1855 in Terre Haute, Ind., to French immigrant parents who read to him from Victor Hugo and cherished the ideals of the French Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Victor Radley and AJ Brimson complete the Australia-born contingent in the squad.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

And he seized his chance when he got a cutter down the middle from Braves reliever Victor Mederos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Baja California Sur's governor Victor Castro, on a shelter visit, told AFP that local infrastructure has suffered "little damage."

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Victor threw himself to the side to grab hold of the boy's legs, but Scipio just jumped over him and vanished before Victor could get back on his feet.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

Winner rings are a tradition in American sport, with the NFL's Super Bowl victors presented with them.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

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 this regard, British local elections are an unusual trap in that the victors have little real authority, but voters tend to blame them for poor results anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

The highlight of the Governors Ball, the first stop of the night for many winners after the Oscars, is the stage where victors get their Oscars engraved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Okay, that's an odd request from Haymitch but, after all, we are victors.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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