Definitions for: Victor


[n] a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
[n] the contestant who wins the contest



Webster (1913) Definition: Vic"tor, n. [L. victor, fr. vincere, victum, to
vanquish, to conquer. See Vanquish.]
1. The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of
another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in
battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by
art, rarely by of.

In love, the victors from the vanquished fly; They
fly that wound, and they pursue that die. --Waller.

2. A destroyer. [R. & Poetic]

There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends,
And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.
--Pope.


Vic"tor, a.
Victorious. ``The victor Greeks.'' --Pope.

Synonyms: master, superior, winner

Antonyms: also-ran, loser

See Also: battler, belligerent, combatant, conqueror, contestant, contestee, fighter, medalist, medallist, scrapper, upsetter, vanquisher, walloper

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