victor

¹

[ vik-ter ]

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.

Victor

²

[ vik-ter ]

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.

victor

¹

/ 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

Victor

²

/ ˈvɪktə /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter v

Word History and Origins

Origin of victor¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of victor¹

C14: from Latin, from vincere to conquer

Idioms and Phrases

see to the victor belong the spoils .

Example Sentences

Friday’s game against the Spurs will give the Lakers their first look against Victor Wembanyama, fresh off the phenom scoring 50 points Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times

In February, following his 43rd regular-season game against the Spurs, James couldn’t help but throw in a shout-out to Popovich when asked about young San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama.

From Los Angeles Times

“Stockton Rush was convinced that if there was an imminent failure of the submersible, they would get an audio warning on that system,” explains Victor Vescovo, a leading deep sea explorer.

From BBC

Victor Vescovo says he was so worried, he had urged several passengers against diving on Titan - including his friend Hamish Harding, one of the five who died.

From BBC

All the major news networks have declared Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the victor in her re-election race, but her GOP opponent is refusing to concede.

From Salon