Added 9 October 2026
trophy
/ˈtɹəʊfi/ noun
In Latin: trophaeum Wiktionary
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An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
He won the trophy in a running competition.
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An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed.
The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
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Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, and his three yachts.
verb
- To adorn (someone) with trophies.
- To win a trophy in a competition.
Origin
From Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum (“a sign of victory, a monument”), tropaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion, “monument of an enemy's defeat”), from neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaîos, “of defeat”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “a rout, a turning of an enemy”). Doublet of tropæum.
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