victors

noun

plural of victor
1
as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent the computer is usually the victor in a chess match against a human opponent

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2
as in champions
the person who comes in first in a competition the victor in the science fair had constructed a functioning telescope

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Recent Examples of victors Both woman victors guarantees Tennesseans will have their first woman governor after November. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 One of Ford’s Model T’s initially landed in first place, but the victors were later disqualified because Ford’s team hadn’t followed the rules. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Historically, this theory does not stand up to much scrutiny and, in fact, suggests an even more concentrated list of victors. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 The victors, be warned, may well attempt some singing of their own at the end. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 One of the victors is this exquisite 1937 Delage D8-120 S Aerodynamic Coupe, with flowing bodywork by Parisian coachbuilder Marcel Pourtout. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026 All three victors are expected to win their blue districts, which would also place three Mamdani allies in Congress come January. — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 24 June 2026 No matter who the victors are, once the bombs stop falling, reconstruction will inevitably follow. — The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Broadway‘s victors claimed their Tony spoils last week, with most of the big winners of the June 7 awards ceremony posting significant box office gains in the week after. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victors
  1. winners
  2. champions
  3. conquerors
  4. champs
Noun
  • And there is no doubt that there will be winners and losers this go-round, and probably a stock market correction or bear market along the way, but there is no need to try to guess when that might happen.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Mike Suley, chairman of the Allegheny County Board of Property Assessment Appeals, told KDKA-TV on Monday that the reassessment will create winners and losers.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of winners
Noun
  • The champions are expected to have racked up English record revenues last season but were also the division’s biggest net spenders a year ago, at £268million.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But her long and complicated relationship with the Ukrainian folk hero Klitschko — regarded by many boxing insiders as one of the most physically and mentally dominant heavyweight champions of all time — was less known to casual fans.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of champions
Noun
  • Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
    — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Definition of conquerors
Noun
  • The first six games will be telling as the Knicks look to be the first repeat champs in nine years.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • New Jersey, the Mid-Atlantic Region champs, took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning with the help of two Lake Mary errors.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
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