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victor

victor

62 3.5
A person who wins a game, battle, or contest
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪktər/
translation icon : vencedor
  • After a long and intense match, Maria was declared the victor of the tennis tournament.
  • emerge as victors
  • victors and vanquished
  • to the victor go the spoils

The victor's gain is the vanquished loss.

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Examples

  • Joe Louis emerged as the victor in what some consider to be the toughest win of his career.

  • Congratulations to Drake, the victor of the donut challenge, Sir.

  • And congratulations to the victor, to the winner.

  • I was a part of both of those experiences and a victor in neither.

  • There can be only one victor.

  • And to the victor... the spoils!

  • To the victor goes the spoils.

  • But only after seeing Peter Eisenman's design did the jury declare the competition's victor.

    Academic text (2012)
  • You are the victor.

  • Upon the war's quick conclusion in America's favor, to the victors went the spoils.

Synonyms

winner
vsvictor
1.0

A person or team that beats others in a competition

is specific to defeating others in contests or battles
champ
vsvictor
  • Informal
278 2.7

A person who wins first place in a competition

is the more neutral or formal term used broadly for those who win
conqueror
vsvictor
45 5.3

A person who takes control of a country by force

refers to winning or defeating in contests or battles, not territorial conquest
prize winner
vsvictor
34 1.5

A person chosen to receive a prize in a contest or lottery

focuses on prizes rather than the act of defeating others
prizewinner
vsvictor
2 2.7

A person or thing that wins a prize in a contest

focuses on defeating others rather than merely receiving a prize
defeater
vsvictor
3.9

A person or team that beats another in a contest

emphasizes winning overall rather than only causing another's defeat
triumphator
vsvictor
9.9

A person who wins a great victory in a contest

refers to winning in general, not only great or outstanding victories
titler
vsvictor
8.0

An athlete who has won a championship

covers any kind of win, not only championship or official titles
overman
vsvictor
  • Archaic
9.7

A person who beats others to win a contest or battle

means winning or defeating, not prolonged mastery or domination of others

Antonyms

loser
  • Offensive
810 4.8

A person who often fails and who others look down on

2.7

People who lost in a war or competition

Compounds

Victor Frankenstein
  • Literature
9.0

A person or company that creates powerful technology that causes dangerous problems

How Victorious

conqueror
45 5.3
victor
62 3.5
champion
1 3.5
winner
1.0

Surface Forms

victor singular
victors plural

Etymology

The word victor comes from the Latin root vincere, which means 'to conquer', and it shares the same root as victory. So a victor is someone who wins or defeats others.