Victor

1. (n.) 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 art, rarely by of.

2. (n.) A destroyer.

3. (a.) Victorious.

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