Victor
['vɪktə] or ['vɪktɚ]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A destroyer.
(a.) Victorious.
Typed by Erica
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Conqueror, vanquisher.
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Definition
n. one who conquers on any particular occasion: one who defeats in battle: a winner:—fem. Vic′tress Vic′toress Vic′trix.—adjs. Vic′tor Victō′rious relating to victory: superior in contest: having overcome an enemy: producing or indicating victory.—adv. Victō′riously.—ns. Victō′riousness; Vic′tory a conquering: success in any contest: a battle gained: a female deity of the Greeks personifying success in battle.—Cadmean victory one as fatal to the victors as to the vanquished—from the armed men who grew up from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus and slew one another all but five who became the ancestors of the Thebans; Moral victory (see Moral); Pyrrhic victory (see Pyrrhic).
Typist: Susan
Examples
- The remainder of the play ended--the Saracen's head was cut off, and Saint George stood as victor. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- My dear Victor, do not speak thus. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But you shall know, Victor. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The greatest mines of Africa are the Jagersfontein, Wesselton, Premier and Robert Victor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Victor and vanquished rolled limp and lifeless upon the moss, a huge mass of torn and bloody flesh. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He was born victor, as some are born vanquished. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My dear Victor, cried he, what, for God's sake, is the matter? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The expression of your sentiments on this subject, my dear Victor, gives me more pleasure than I have for some time experienced. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Victor, he is murdered! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- You well know, Victor, that our union had been the favourite plan of your parents ever since our infancy. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Upon this occasion my father said, with an expression of unbounded wonder, What do you mean, Victor? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- We had arranged the evening before to ascend the Cathedral of Notre Dame, with Victor Hugo's noble romance for our guide. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- When Evadne pronounced my death, I thought that the title of Victor of Constantinople would be written on my tomb, and I subdued all mortal fear. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Elizabeth observed my agitation for some time in timid and fearful silence; at length she said, What is it that agitates you, my dear Victor? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Through the dust and the flying crowd rode the victors, slaying and slaying until darkness stayed the slaughter. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was a crushing and exorbitant peace, dictated with the utmost arrogance of confident victors. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The rear rank of each party advanced at a slower pace to sustain the defeated, and follow up the success of the victors of their party. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- And from all these evils they will be delivered, and their life will be blessed as the life of Olympic victors and yet more blessed. Plato. The Republic.
- After each uprising the victors usually banished a great number of the defeated faction from the city. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Robert