Victor
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter v
Synonyms
Examples of victor in a Sentence
Noun
the victors in the battle
the computer is usually the victor in a chess match against a human opponent
Recent Examples on the Web
Jason Bell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Champions Dinner On Tuesday night of Masters week, past winners break bread together at Augusta National, and the reigning victor sets the menu.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2024
Infamously, in the 64 years since the contest was created by Sam Snead, no victor of the competition has ever gone on to clinch the green jacket come Sunday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
According a new video, the 34-year-old Super Bowl victor is enjoying the off-season with his boys and some recreational golf.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
Freed-Hardeman 85, Central Baptist 74 The eventual victors from Freed-Hardeman (30-4) held a 46-30 lead at intermission and then held off Central Baptist’s stiff challenge in the second half.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
The victor was an eight-year-old boy who sipped chocolate milk from a little box with a straw during the round.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, victor in 2021, edged in by a single stroke, with defending champion Jon Rahm only going one better.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Now, both are trying to smooth their hard edges to win over the middle-of-the-road voters who will likely decide the victor in the Arizona Senate race -- and, possibly, control of the entire chamber.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
The diaries demonstrate his perspicacity and influence, but his efforts were not quite enough to persuade the French to soften their stance at the Versailles peace conference in 1919, where the victors of the war chose to levy a heavy economic penalty on Germany.
—Jason Bell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Champions Dinner On Tuesday night of Masters week, past winners break bread together at Augusta National, and the reigning victor sets the menu.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2024
Infamously, in the 64 years since the contest was created by Sam Snead, no victor of the competition has ever gone on to clinch the green jacket come Sunday.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
According a new video, the 34-year-old Super Bowl victor is enjoying the off-season with his boys and some recreational golf.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
Freed-Hardeman 85, Central Baptist 74 The eventual victors from Freed-Hardeman (30-4) held a 46-30 lead at intermission and then held off Central Baptist’s stiff challenge in the second half.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024
The victor was an eight-year-old boy who sipped chocolate milk from a little box with a straw during the round.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, victor in 2021, edged in by a single stroke, with defending champion Jon Rahm only going one better.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Now, both are trying to smooth their hard edges to win over the middle-of-the-road voters who will likely decide the victor in the Arizona Senate race -- and, possibly, control of the entire chamber.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Victor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victor. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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