About The Word Victor
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Victor
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What's The Definition Of Victor?
[n] a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
[n] the contestant who wins the contest Synonyms | Synonyms for Victor: master | superior | winner Related Terms | Find terms related to Victor: See Also | battler | belligerent | combatant | conqueror | contestant | contestee | fighter | medalist | medallist | scrapper | upsetter | vanquisher | walloper Victor In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
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