About The Word Victim

Bay Area Crosswords
  1. Bay Area Crosswords
  2. Crossoword Dictionary
  3. V Words
  4. V-37
  5. Victim

Learn about the word Victim to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Victim definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Victim

Victim Meaning & Definition
Victim Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Victim?

[n] an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
[n] a person who is tricked or swindled

Synonyms | Synonyms for Victim: dupe

Related Terms | Find terms related to Victim:

See Also | butt | casualty | chump | easy mark | fair game | fall guy | fool | goat | gull | human | hunted person | individual | injured party | lamb | laughingstock | mark | martyr | mortal | mug | muggee | murderee | patsy | person | poor devil | prey | quarry | scapegoat | schlemiel | shlemiel | sitting duck | soft touch | somebody | someone | soul | stooge | sucker | sufferer | target | unfortunate | unfortunate person | whipping boy | wretch

Victim In Webster's Dictionary

\Vic"tim\, n. [L. victima: cf. F. victime.] 1. A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an offering of. Led like a victim, to my death I'll go. --Dryden. 2. A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition. 3. A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident. 4. Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull. [Colloq.]

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day