victor

/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/UK/ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/

victor noun: the winner in a fight or contest. Also the alternative letter-case form of Victor from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Noun (1)

victor (plural victors)

The winner in a fight or contest.
- 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”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms:

winner, conqueror

Noun (2) capitalized: Victor

Victor

(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter V.

Proper noun capitalized: Victor

Victor

A male given name from Latin.
- 'Well, it's your mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surrendered.' 'I wasn't. I was born in September.' 'Oh, then there must have been another reason....1988, Graham Greene, The Captain and the Enemy, Penguin Classics, published 1999, →ISBN
- But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn’t think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary.2025 May 25, Amy Gunia, “This robotic arm is creating traditional Chinese ink paintings”, in CNN
An unincorporated community in Freeman Township, Pope County, Arkansas.
A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
A city in Teller County, Colorado.
A city in Teton County, Idaho.
An unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
A town in Poweshiek County and Iowa County, Iowa.
A ghost town in Blue Hills Township, Mitchell County, Kansas.
A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
A town and village therein, in Ontario County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Victor Township, Roberts County, South Dakota.
A ghost town in Emery County, Utah.

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An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Placeholder name for the party that verifies a proof.

Also used as

victor is also the alternative letter-case form of Victor from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Examples of victor in a sentence

The victor is led up to the balei and the crowd surges up to hear the result.
Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
To the victor belong the spoils.

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Synonyms of victor

Forms of victor

plural	victors
alternative form (obsolete)	Victour

Plural of victor: victors

Origin of victor

Inherited from Middle English victour, victor, from Anglo-Norman victor, Latin victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of Victor.

From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor.

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Questions about victor

What does victor mean?: Victor means the winner in a fight or contest.
What part of speech is victor?: Victor can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce victor?: Victor is pronounced /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of victor?: The plural of victor is victors.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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