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vic·tor 
[vik-ter] Pronunciation Key
[vik-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror. |
| 2. | a winner in any struggle or contest. |
| 3. | a word used in communications to represent the letter V. |
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Vic·tor
[vik-ter] Pronunciation Key
[vik-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an ancient Roman epithet variously applied to Jupiter, Mars, and Hercules. |
| 2. | Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet attack submarines. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
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Victor I
–noun
| Saint, pope a.d. 189–198. |
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Victor II
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| (Gebhard) 1018–57, German ecclesiastic: pope 1055–57. |
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Victor III
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| (Dauferius) 1027–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1086–87. |
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| vic·tor
(vĭk'tər) Pronunciation Key
n. One who defeats an adversary; the winner in a fight, battle, contest, or struggle. [Middle English, from Old French victeur, from Latin victor, from victus, past participle of vincere, to conquer; see weik-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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victor
victor
c.1340, from L. victorem (nom. victor) "a conqueror," agent noun from pp. stem of vincere "to conquer," from PIE base *weik- "to fight, conquer" (cf. Lith. apveikiu "to subdue, overcome," O.C.S. veku "strength, power, age," O.N. vigr "able in battle," O.E. wigan "fight," Welsh gwych "brave, energetic," O.Ir. fichim "I fight," second element in Celt. Ordovices "those who fight with hammers").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| victor | |
noun | |
| 1. | a combatant who is able to defeat rivals |
| 2. | the contestant who wins the contest [syn: winner] [ant: also-ran] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Victor, IA (city, FIPS 80805) Location: 41.73091 N, 92.29442 W
Population (1990): 966 (423 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52347
Victor, ID (city, FIPS 84250) Location: 43.60375 N, 111.11329 W
Population (1990): 292 (144 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83455
Victor, MT Zip code(s): 59875
Victor, NY (village, FIPS 77376) Location: 42.98263 N, 77.41171 W
Population (1990): 2308 (850 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14564
Victor, WV Zip code(s): 25938
Victor, CO (city, FIPS 80865) Location: 38.70840 N, 105.14059 W
Population (1990): 258 (318 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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 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.
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Victor
Vic"tor\, a. Victorious. "The victor Greeks." --Pope.
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