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Definition of Trophy

1. Noun. An award for success in war or hunting.

Definition of Trophy

1. n. A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people.

Definition of Trophy

1. Noun. (context: Roman antiquity) tropæum ¹

2. Noun. An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement. ¹

3. Noun. An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed. ¹

4. Noun. Any emblem of success; a status symbol. ¹

5. Noun. (criminology by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trophy

1. to honor with a trophy (a symbol of victory) [v -PHIED, -PHYING, -PHIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trophy

Literary usage of Trophy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"The Romans gave to the trophy ¡i truly monumental character, ... As an emblem the trophy of arms was used everywhere by a custom current since the ..."

2. The American Year Book by Simon Newton Dexter North, Francis Graham Wickware, Albert Bushnell Hart (1911)
"It The Scientific American trophy.— was won by Maurice Tabuteau, who The Scientific American trophy for drove a Farman biplane for 7 hours, heavier-than-air ..."

3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides (1855)
"'('lie Peloponnesians also erected a trophy, in token of a victory gained ... The Athenians, returning thither again, erected a trophy near the place from ..."

4. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"trophy Tax. MR. BOTTOMLEY (Hackney, S.): I beg to ask the Secretary of State ... HALDANE : The trophy tax his hitherto been levied to defray the expense of ..."

5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1901)
"... cattle, sheep and swine, and the Spoor trophy Championship of America in the Inter-Collegiate Live Stock Judging Contest held at the International ..."

6. The Curtiss Aviation Book by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Augustus Post (1912)
"Indeed, it flew so well that we soon decided it was good enough to win the trophy which had been offered by The Scientific American for the first public ..."

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