victor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
  2. noun the contestant who wins the contest

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

master, superior

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