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vic·tor

(vĭk′tər)

One who defeats an adversary; the winner in a fight, battle, contest, or struggle.

[Middle English, from Old French victeur, from Latin victor, from victus, past participle of vincere, to conquer; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

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victor

(ˈvɪktə)

1. (Military)

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

b. (as modifier): the victor army.

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

[C14: from Latin, from vincere to conquer]

Victor

(ˈvɪktə)

(Communications & Information) communications a code word for the letter v

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vic•tor

(ˈvɪk tər)

n.

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

2. a winner in any struggle or contest.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin, =vic-, variant s. of vincere to conquer + -tor -tor]

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Noun	1.	victor - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals master, superior battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting) conqueror, vanquisher - someone who is victorious by force of arms
	2.	victor - the contestant who wins the contest winner contestee - a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested contestant - a person who participates in competitions medalist, medallist - someone who has won a medal upsetter - an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor walloper - a winner by a wide margin

victor

noun winner, champion, conqueror, first, champ (informal), vanquisher, top dog (informal), prizewinner, conquering hero to the victor the spoils
failure, loser, also-ran, flop (informal), dud (informal), vanquished, saddo (Brit. slang)

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

victor

noun

1. One that conquers:

conqueror, conquistador, master, winner.

2. One that wins a contest or competition:

winner.

Translations

مُنْتَصِر

Viktorvítěz

sejrherreVictorvinder

Sieger SiegerinViktor

νικητής

vencedor ganador

Viktor

VihtoriVille

vainqueurVictor

sigurvegari

vincitore vincitrice vittoriano Vittorio

laimėjęslaimėtojasnugalėtojaspergalėpergalingas

uzvarētājs

VictorViktor

Viktor

Виктор победитель

Viktor

fatih kazanan

胜利者

Victor

[ˈvɪktəʳ] N → Víctor

victor

[ˈvɪktəʳ] N (in match, battle) → vencedor(a) m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

victor

[ˈvɪktə^r] n → vainqueur mVictoria Cross n (British) → Croix f de Victoria

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

victor

n → Sieger(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

victor

[ˈvɪktəʳ] n (in sport, battle) → vincitore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

victor

(ˈviktə) noun

the person who wins a battle or other contest.

vicˈtorious (-ˈtoː-) adjective

successful or winning. the victorious army; Which team was victorious?

vicˈtoriously adverb

ˈvictory – plural ˈvictories – noun

(a) defeat of an enemy or rival. Our team has had two defeats and eight victories; At last they experienced the joy of victory.

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Victor and Axel, a Swede and a Norwegian, and I planned to keep together.

Victor and Axel said that we'd have a drink before we started on our long walk.

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Bennett's official abhorrence of the Scarlet Woman and all her ways was only equalled by his private respect for Father Victor.

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William de Wyvil and Stephen de Martival, the marshals of the field, were the first to offer their congratulations to the victor, praying him, at the same time, to suffer his helmet to be unlaced, or, at least, that he would raise his visor ere they conducted him to receive the prize of the day's tourney from the hands of Prince John.

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In order to have some distraction, she asked leave to receive the visits of her nephew Victor.

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"Come, dearest Victor; you alone can console Elizabeth.

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"Victor rests well: he smiled in his sleep; he has your smile, monsieur."

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She called "Victor!" She waved a handkerchief and called again.

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"You accept defeat with the grace of a victor. I believe that you would triumph as easily with a shrug of the shoulders.

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It is to the filial piety of Victor Lavalle that we owe the two volumes consecrated to the ground-life of his father, so full of the holy intimacies of the domestic hearth.

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THE Sun and the North Wind disputed which was the more powerful, and agreed that he should be declared victor who could the sooner strip a traveller of his clothes.

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The more the vanquished hath of fair renown, The greater glory gilds the victor's crown.