victor

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.

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.

noun

1. Saint, pope a.d. 189–198.

noun

1. Gebhard, 1018–57, German ecclesiastic: pope 1055–57.

noun

1. Dauferius, 1027–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1086–87.

noun

1. 1. a person, nation, etc, that has defeated an adversary in war, etc
   2. (as modifier)the victor army
2. the winner of any contest, conflict, or struggle

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter v

n.

mid-14c., from Latin victorem (nominative victor) “a conqueror,” agent noun from past participle stem of vincere “to conquer,” from PIE root *weik- “to fight, conquer” (cf. Lithuanian apveikiu “to subdue, overcome,” Old Church Slavonic veku “strength, power, age,” Old Norse vigr “able in battle,” Old English wigan “fight,” Welsh gwych “brave, energetic,” Old Irish fichim “I fight,” second element in Celtic Ordovices “those who fight with hammers”).

see to the victor belong the spoils.