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VICTOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A combatant who is able to defeat rivalsplay

Synonyms:

master; superior; victor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("victor" is a kind of...):

battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "victor"):

conqueror; vanquisher (someone who is victorious by force of arms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The contestant who wins the contestplay

Synonyms:

victor; winner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("victor" is a kind of...):

contestant (a person who participates in competitions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "victor"):

contestee (a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested)

medalist; medallist (someone who has won a medal)

upsetter (an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor)

walloper (a winner by a wide margin)

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 Context examples: 

“Oh, holy Virgin, 'ware the ale!” and slapping his hands to his injury, he flitted off into the darkness, amid a shout of laughter, in which the vanquished joined as merrily as the victor.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)




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