Victor Definition
victor
See also Victor, and Víctor
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin victor (“a conqueror”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"vIk.t@(r)/
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Noun
victor (plural victors)
- The winner in a fight or contest.
- 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, BBC Sport:
- City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.
- 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, BBC Sport:
- The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- victorious adjective
- victory noun
External links
- victor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- victor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- victor at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Etymology
Consists of vic- + -tor. Latin vic- is the root of vincō, vincere (“to conquer”). The female form is victrix.
Noun
victor (genitive victōris); m, third declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | victor | victōrēs |
| genitive | victōris | victōrum |
| dative | victōrī | victōribus |
| accusative | victōrem | victōrēs |
| ablative | victōre | victōribus |
| vocative | victor | victōrēs |
Adjective
victor m., f., n., (genitive victoris); third declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | victor | victor | victorēs | victoria | |
| genitive | victoris | victoris | victorium | victorium | |
| dative | victorī | victorī | victoribus | victoribus | |
| accusative | victorem | victor | victorēs | victoria | |
| ablative | victorī | victorī | victoribus | victoribus | |
| vocative | victor | victor | victorēs | victoria | |
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Victor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up victor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Victor, Viktor or Vitor may refer to:Contents
People
Main article: Victor (name)Places
- Several towns in the United States:
- Victor, Colorado, a near-ghost town near Cripple Creek
- Victor, Idaho
- Victor, Iowa
- Victor, Montana
- Victor, New York
- Victor, South Dakota
- Vítor, Peru, a village in Arequipa Region, Peru
Fiction
Films
- Victor Victoria, a 1982 musical comedy about a woman masquerading as man impersonating a woman
- Victor (film), a 1993 French short movie by François Ozon
- Victor (2008 film), a 2008 television film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis
Characters
- Viktor (Underworld), from the Underworld film series
- Victor, a Hispanic Engine from Thomas and Friends
- Victor, a minor character in Bret Easton Ellis's novel The Rules of Attraction
- Victor (mascot), the logo and mascot for the Just for Laughs comedy festival
- Victor Sullivan, a character from the Uncharted video game series
- Victor Von Doom, a Fantastic Four supervillain
- Victor Mancha, an android and protagonist of the Runaways comic book series
- Victor Triumph, an ancient robot and protagonist in John C. Wright's Children of Chaos trilogy
- Victor Stone, a cyborg and long standing member of the Teen Titans
- Victor (Dollhouse), a character from Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
- Victor, a goat from Ed, Edd n Eddy
Other
- Victor (comic), a British comic book
Military
- Pobednik ("The Victor"), a monument in Belgrade dedicated to Serbian soldiers who brought Allies their first victory in WWI
- The Victor class submarine, NATO designation of a class of submarines of the Soviet Union
- The Handley Page Victor aircraft
Music
- Victor (album), a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson
- "Victor", a song from the 1979 album Eat to the Beat by American New Wave group Blondie
Businesses
- Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company
- RCA Records (and RCA Victor Records), its descendant
- JVC, Japan Victor Company
- Victor Entertainment, Japanese record label, JVC subsidiary
- Victor Interactive Software, the video game development branch of Victor Entertainment
- Victor Technologies (formerly Sirius Systems Technology), a computer manufacturer in the early 1980s
- Victor Technology, a U.S. based supplier of calculators
Other
Vítor from Salamanca.- Vitor, a symbol of the victory of Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War
- Victor, a motorcycle from TVS Motors, India
- Victor, the letter "V" in the NATO phonetic alphabet
- Victor (formerly Empire Ben), a tugboat in service in Australia from 1951 to 1985 when she was preserved in Geelong
See also
- Victoria (disambiguation)
- Saint-Victor, various places in France
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