victor Meaning, Definition & Usage

Vic"tor noun

Etymology

L. victor, fr. vincere, victum, to vanquish, to conquer. See Vanquish.

Definitions

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 art, rarely by of.

   In love, the victors from the vanquished fly; They fly that wound, and they pursue that die. Waller.

2. A destroyer. R. & Poetic

   There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends. Pope.

Vic"tor adjective

Definitions

1. Victorious. "The victor Greeks." Pope.