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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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The latest edition of this growing rivalry is undoubtedly the most important - the victor will be expected to go on to lift the World Cup in New Jersey on 19 July.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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

Another victor, Mauricio Ruffy, asked his girlfriend to marry him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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

Will there be a victor of the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games?

From "Catching Fire" 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

Victor Medina, founder of Palante Wealth Advisors, works with his clients to create buckets of funds, including a “great life” bucket for things like travel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The biography synthesizes an impressive collection of sources, including personal correspondence, photographs, portraits and the incidental writings of figures such as Franz Liszt and Victor Hugo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The favourite would be Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Well, perhaps he can’t tell me anymore, Victor thought.

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

Portland’s Donovan Clingan led the way with nine points for the victors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

But there are enough victors who still have the wits and the nerve to come out fighting.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins