victor
Other forms: victors
The victor is the winner of a contest, usually one that requires physical skills or strength, like in battle or sports. Calling someone the victor implies that he or she triumphed in a difficult competition.
The origin of the noun victor is in the Latin word vincere, meaning “conquer.” If you conquer your opponents, in a weekend-long chess showdown, the wrestling match, the beauty contest, the debate, or a 5K run, you are the victor. It means you won — victory is yours. Whenever an opponent is defeated, the winner is the victor.
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a combatant who is able to defeat rivalstypes:subjugatora conqueror who defeats and enslavestype of:
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the contestant who wins the contestsynonyms: winnertypes:contesteea winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contestedupsetteran unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitorwallopera winner by a wide margintype of:contestanta person who participates in competitions
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