victor

Noun
Synonyms: mastersuperiorwinner

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a combatant who is able to defeat rivalsSynonyms: mastersuperior
  2. the contestant who wins the contestSynonyms: winner
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Victor \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 at, rarely by of. [1913 Webster]

In love, the victors from the vanquished fly; They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.— Waller.[1913 Webster]

2.A destroyer. [R. & Poetic] [1913 Webster]

There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
Victor \Vic"tor\, a. Victorious. "The victor Greeks." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
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