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VICTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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 contest
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)
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)
