victor
/ˈvɪk.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Victor from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
noun
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter V.
name
A male given name from Latin.
name
A number of places in the United States.
name
A number of places in the United States.
name
A number of places in the United States.
name
A number of places in the United States.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "'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. Perhaps she thought to have you at all was her victory. Over me. I wasn't so keen on a child.'"
- "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."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English victour, victor, from Anglo-Norman victor, Latin victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of Victor.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvɪk.tɚ/
- British English: /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Military, Sports.