victor
/'viktə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The winner of a contest or competition: "victor" refers to the person or team that achieves victory in a competitive event.
- A combatant who defeats rivals: In a conflict or battle, the "victor" is the one who overcomes an opponent.
Usage
- The word "victor" is a formal or literary term for a winner. It is often used in contexts involving sports, battles, elections, or any competitive struggle to denote the triumphant party.
- It can be used with the definite article "the" (e.g., ) to specify the winner of a particular contest.
Examples
- Noun:
- After a grueling match, she was declared the victor.
- In history, the victor often writes the narrative of the war.
- The crowd cheered for the victor of the race.
Advanced Usage
- "To emerge as the victor": to come out of a contest as the winner.
- Despite being the underdog, the young boxer emerged as the victor.
- "Victor and vanquished": a phrase pairing the winner with the defeated party.
- The treaty aimed to reconcile the victor and the vanquished.
Variants and Related Words
- Victorious (adj): having won a victory; triumphant.
- The victorious team celebrated all night.
- Victory (n): the act of defeating an opponent or the state of having won.
- Their victory was celebrated throughout the city.
Synonyms
- Winner: the most common and general synonym.
- Champion: often implies a winner of a series of contests or a titleholder.
- Conqueror: emphasizes overcoming by force, especially in war.
Antonyms
- Loser: the contestant who does not win.
- Vanquished: a formal/literary term for the defeated party.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "To the victor go the spoils": a proverb meaning the winner gets the rewards or benefits.
- They took control of the company's assets, proving that to the victor go the spoils.
Noun
- the contestant who wins the contest
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals