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Vic"tor (?), n. [L. victor, fr. vincere, victum, to vanquish, to conquer. See Vanquish.] 1. The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by at, rarely by of.
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In love, the victors from the vanquished fly;
They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.
Waller.
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2. A destroyer. [R. & Poetic]
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There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends,
And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.
Pope.
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Vic"tor, a. Victorious.The victor Greeks.” Pope.
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