victor

1 a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: master, superior]

2 the contestant who wins the contest [syn: winner] [ant: loser]

see Victor

English

Pronunciation

• a UK /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/, /"vIk.t@(r)/

Noun

1. The winner in a fight or contest.
2. The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Synonyms

• winner
• conqueror

Derived terms

• victorious adjective
• victory noun

Translations

Victor (also spelled Viktor or Vítor) is a male name that has been used throughout history in numerous cultures and parts of the world. The name is of Latin origin (victoris) meaning "conqueror". It is a masculine given name.

Translations

• Portuguese: Vítor
• Dutch: Viktor, Victor
• Italian: Vittorio
• Russian: Виктор (Víktor)
• Welsh: Gwythyr
• Basque: Iker

People named Victor

Roman Catholic religious figures

Given name

• Victor, duc de Broglie, several people
• Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587-1637)
• Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (1666-1732)
• Victor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia (1726-1796)
• Victor of Aveyron, a feral child
• Victor Emmanuel, regnal name of the House of Savoy
• Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
• Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
• Aurelius Victor, (c.320-c.390 CE), historian and politician of the Roman Empire
• Flavius Victor, Roman usurper, son of Magnus Maximus
• Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
• Victor Manuel Baute, Spanish boxer
• Victor Borge, musician and comedian
• Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer
• Victor Garber, Canadian actor
• Victor Hugo, French writer, widely recognized as the most influential Romantic writer of the 19th century
• Victor Honorius Janssens, Flemish painter
• Victor Jara, Chilean Nueva Canción musician, died in the coup of 1973
• Victor Horta, Belgian architect, a key player in European Art Nouveau
• Victor Kamber, veteran Washington DC Democratic strategist
• Victor Kiam, Entrepreneur and former President and CEO of Remington Products
• Vittorio WaGa, Leader of the three nations army
• Viktor Kuznetsov, Soviet backstroke swimmer
• Victor McLaglen, English actor
• Vic Mignogna, American voice actor
• Víctor Muñoz, Spanish football coach and ex-footballer
• Viktor Onopko, Russian football player
• Viktor Orbán, former Hungarian Prime Minister
• Victor Rojas, radio sports announcer
• Víctor Sánchez, Spanish footballer
• Victor Sloan, Irish artist
• Victor Spinetti, Welsh Comedian
• Victor Tsoi, Russian musician, died 1990
• Viktor Troicki, Serbian tennis player
• Victor Trujillo, Mexican comedian, host and political commentator, best known for his character Brozo the Clown
• Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian politician
• Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
• Viktor Zaitsev, Uzbekistani javelin thrower
• Victor Rijken, Mexican Wrestler aka Seňor Tasty Taste

Last name

• Alexander F. Victor, founder of the Victor Animatograph Corporation
• Claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno (1764–1841), marshal of France
• Jaclyn Victor, Malaysia's first Idol winner
• Joseph Victor, mayor of Courbevoie from October 1920 to May 1925
• Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor, French author

Places

• Vítor, Peru, a village in Arequipa Region, Peru
• Several towns in the United States:
  • Victor, California
  • Victor, Colorado, a near-ghost town near Cripple Creek
  • Victor, Idaho
  • Victor, Iowa
  • Victor, Montana
  • Victor, New York
• A number of places in France containing the element Saint-Victor

Fiction

• Victor (comic), a British comic book
• Victor (film), a 1993 French short movie by François Ozon
• Victor Baxter, from That's So Raven and Cory in the House
• Victor Frankenstein, fictional scientist from Frankenstein, the novel of Mary Shelley
• Victor Fries, a villain in the Batman series; also known as Mr. Freeze
• Victor Mancha, a character in the Runaways comic book
• Victor Meldrew, character in the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave
• Victor Newman, a character in The Young and the Restless
• Victor Steiner-Davion, a character in the Battletech and Mechwarrior universes
• Victor Van Dort, a main character in the Tim Burton movie Corpse Bride
• Victor Vance, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Victor Von Doom, a character in the Fantastic Four comics published by Marvel Comics
• Victor von Gerdenheim, a character from the Darkstalkers video game series from Capcom
• Viktor (Suikoden), a recurring character in the Suikoden series
• Viktor (Underworld), a character in the Underworld film series
• Viktor Krum, a character in the Harry Potter series
• Vic Vega, a character in the film Reservoir Dogs, also known as Mr. Blonde

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 Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company
  • RCA Records (and RCA Victor Records), its descendant
• Japan Victor Company, or JVC
  • Victor Entertainment, Japanese record label, JVC subsidiary
• Victor (album), a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson

Other

• Victor Castelan, former programer and web sites creator
• Victor Technologies (formerly Sirius Systems Technology), a computer manufacturer in the early 1980s
• Victor Technology, a U.S. based supplier of calculators
• A vítor, a monogram of the letters VITOR painted on the wall of the University of Salamanca and other Spanish universities to celebrate the degree of a student or the visit of a personality; also used as a symbol of the victory of Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War
• Victor (bike), a motorcycle from TVS Motors, India
• Victor, the letter V in the NATO phonetic alphabet
• One who is victorious

See also

• Victoria (disambiguation)

English diminutives

• Victor

champ, champion, comer, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador, defeater, easy winner, first, hero, master, pancratiast, prizewinner, runner-up, shoo-in, star, subduer, subjugator, success, sure winner, top, top dog, triumpher, vanquisher, winner