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Webster 1913 Edition
Victor
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
. In love, the
They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.
victors
from the vanquished fly;They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.
Waller.
2.
A destroyer.
[R. & Poetic]
There,
And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.
victor
of his health, of fortune, friends,And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.
Pope.
Vic′tor
,Adj.
Victorious.
“The victor Greeks.” Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Victor
VIC'TOR
,Noun.
1.
One who conquers in war; a vanquisher; one who defeats an enemy in battle. Victor differs from conqueror. We apply conqueror to one who subdues countries, kingdoms or nations; as, Alexander was the conqueror of Asia or India, or of many nations, or of the world. In such phrases, we cannot substitute victor. But we use victor, when we speak of one who overcomes a particular enemy, or in a particular battle; as, Cesar was victor at Pharsalia. The duke of Wellington was victor at Waterloo. Victor then is not followed by the possessive case; for we do not say, Alexander was the victor of Darius, though we say, he was victor at Arbela.2.
One who vanquishes another in private combat or contest; as a victor in the Olympic games.3.
One who wins, or gains the advantage.In love, the victors from the vanquish'd fly;
They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.
4.
Master; lord.These, victor of his health, his fortune, friends. [Not usual nor legitimate.]
Definition 2024
Victor
Victor
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Victor
- A male given name.
- 1988 Graham Greene, The Captain and the Enemy, Penguin Classics (1999), ISBN 014018855X, page 53-54:
- 'Well, it's you mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surrendered.' 'I wasn't. I was born in September.' 'Oh, then there must have been another reason. Perhaps she thought to have you at all was her victory. Over me. I wasn't so keen on a child.'
- 1988 Graham Greene, The Captain and the Enemy, Penguin Classics (1999), ISBN 014018855X, page 53-54:
- The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
- A city in Colorado
- A city in Idaho
- A town in Iowa
- A census-designated place in Montana
- A town in New York
Translations
male given name
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Related terms
Portuguese
Proper noun
Victor m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Victor. Masculine of Victoria
victor
victor
English
Noun
victor (plural victors)
- The winner in a fight or contest.
- The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- victorious adjective
- victory noun
Translations
winner in a fight or contest
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The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet
Latin
Etymology
Consists of vic- + -tor, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”).
Latin vic- is also the root of vincō, vincere (“to conquer”).
The female form is victrix.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwik.tor/, [ˈwɪk.tɔr]
Noun
victor m (genitive victōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | victor | victōrēs |
| genitive | victōris | victōrum |
| dative | victōrī | victōribus |
| accusative | victōrem | victōrēs |
| ablative | victōre | victōribus |
| vocative | victor | victōrēs |
Adjective
victor m, f, n (genitive victōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | victor | victōrēs | victōria | ||
| genitive | victōris | victōrium | |||
| dative | victōrī | victōribus | |||
| accusative | victōrem | victor | victōrēs | victōria | |
| ablative | victōrī | victōribus | |||
| vocative | victor | victōrēs | victōria | ||
References
- victor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- victor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- VICTOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “victor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to beg for mercy from the conqueror: salutem petere a victore
- to give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror: se suaque omnia dedere victori
- to give up one's person and all one's possessions to the conqueror: se suaque omnia permittere victoris potestati
- the victorious army: exercitus victor
- to come off victorious: superiorem (opp. inferiorem), victorem (proelio, pugna) discedere
- to beg for mercy from the conqueror: salutem petere a victore
- victor in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- victor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- victor in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray