What does Trophy mean?
Definitions for Trophy
ˈtroʊ fiTro·phy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Trophy.
Princeton's WordNet
trophynoun
an award for success in war or hunting
trophy, prizenoun
something given as a token of victory
Wiktionary
trophynoun
tropæum
trophynoun
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.
trophynoun
An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed.
The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
trophynoun
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, his three yachts (for the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean), his jet, and his mistresses.
trophynoun
An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
Webster Dictionary
Trophynoun
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
Trophynoun
the representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive
Trophynoun
anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc
Trophynoun
any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace
Freebase
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics. In many sports medals are often given out either instead of or along with trophies. Originally the word trophy, derived from the Greek tropaion, referred to arms, standards, other property, or human captives and body parts captured in battle. These war trophies commemorated the military victories of a state, army or individual combatant. In modern warfare trophy taking is discouraged, but this sense of the word is reflected in hunting trophies and human trophy collecting by serial killers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trophy
trō′fi, n. a memorial of a victory, consisting of a pile of arms erected on the field of battle: anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory: something that is evidence of victory: an ornamental group of weapons, flags, memorials of the chase, &c.—v.t. to adorn with trophies.—adj. Trō′phied, adorned with trophies. [Fr. trophée—L. tropæum—Gr. tropaion—tropē, a turning—trepein, to turn.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
trophy
Anything captured from an enemy and shown or treasured as a token of victory.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
trophy
Was a memorial of victory erected on the spot where the enemy had turned to flight. Among the Greeks (with the exception of the Macedonians, who erected no trophies) one or two shields and helmets of the routed enemy placed upon the trunk of a tree served as the sign and memorial of victory. After a sea-fight the trophy consisted of the beaks and stern-ornaments of the captured vessels, set up on the nearest coast. It was considered wrong to destroy such a trophy, and equally wrong to repair it when it had fallen down through time, for animosity ought not to be perpetual. In early times the Romans never erected trophies on the field, but decorated the buildings at Rome with the spoils of the vanquished. In later times pillars and triumphal arches were employed to commemorate victories. Besides these, in modern times, the humiliation of an enemy is rendered lasting by such devices as the bridge of Jena, of Waterloo, and by the distribution of captured cannon. Morally considered, this practice is no improvement upon the simple and perishable trophies of the ancient Greeks.
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The numerical value of Trophy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of Trophy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Trophy in a Sentence
The way they kill a guy is a message, a trophy. Bring him here.
Trophy hunting is immoral and cruel.
It was another experience to add to my overall professional career, of course I could've picked up a trophy and a bit more money but that experience I gained will last a little bit longer and will help me more in the future.
It's already happening, they look at these trophy pipeline assets like they would look at real estate in New York City - a long term asset that delivers discounted cash flow.
I actually drove past this( stadium) a lot when I was a kid, i grew up watching all these great players winning it so just to come from being a kid in the audience to being the one holding the trophy would mean a lot.
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- trofeeAfrikaans
- qənimətAzerbaijani
- трафе́йBelarusian
- трофе́йBulgarian
- ট্রফি, জয়চিহ্নBengali
- trofeuCatalan, Valencian
- trofejCzech
- TrophäeGerman
- trofeoSpanish
- trofeeEstonian
- trofeoaBasque
- palkinto, pokaaliFinnish
- trophéeFrench
- trofeoGalician
- גָּבִיעַHebrew
- twofeHaitian Creole
- trófeaHungarian
- trofiIndonesian
- trofeoItalian
- トロフィーJapanese
- ტროფეიGeorgian
- 트로피Korean
- trophaeumLatin
- paraihe, itoMāori
- trofiMalay
- troféNorwegian
- troféNorwegian Nynorsk
- trofeumPolish
- troféuPortuguese
- trofeuRomanian
- трофе́йRussian
- trofeAlbanian
- kombe, nyaraSwahili
- கோப்பையைTamil
- tropeoTagalog
- ganimetTurkish
- трофе́йUkrainian
- sovrin, kubokUzbek
- chiếc cúpVietnamese
- טראָופיYiddish
- 杯Chinese
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