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.
In love, the victors from the vanquished fly;
They fly that wound, and they pursue that die. Waller.
2. A destroyer.
There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends,
And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends. Pope.