trophy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɹoʊfi/ (US)
- /ˈtɹɒfi/ (UK, obsolete)
- /ˈtɹəʊfi/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
They carried the dripping scalps of his companions, and one had skinned off Baptiste's black beard as well, for a trophy.
1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, A Man Called Horse; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 171:Similarly, the Soviet defence industry tested their guns by firing against German trophy tanks or fired against new Soviet vehicles with German guns or German ammunition.
2011 July 26, L. Samuelson, Tankograd: The Formation of a Soviet Company Town: Cheliabinsk, 1900s-1950s, Springer, →ISBN, page 200:The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, / And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars, / And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars.
1697, Virgil, “The Seventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
“The stakes are getting so high,” Mr. MacDonald-Korth said in a telephone interview, referring to the skyrocketing amounts being paid for trophy works of art.
2018 June 8, Scott Reyburn, “Art Is Becoming a Financial Product, and Blockchain Is Making It Happen”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, and his three yachts.
- (broadly) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
- (Ancient-Rome, historical) A tropæum.
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A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.
The offender is also likely to mentally relive his killings, often with the help of souvenirs or trophies, such as a bracelet or a body part taken from the victim.
2004, Ronald F. Becker, Criminal Investigation, →ISBN, page 168:The souvenirs which many killers retain of their victims are often described as trophies, and Norman Bates's taxidermic interests derived from the real-life Ed Gein.
1994, Philip Jenkins, Using Murder: The Social Construction of Serial Homicide, →ISBN, page 117:A trophy from this murder would have been of great importance.
2001, R. Michael Gordon, Alias Jack the Ripper: Beyond the Usual Whitechapel Suspects, →ISBN, page 82:
- An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.
- An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trophies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
trophy hunt · participation trophy · trophyless · trophy hunting · trophy veep · trophy case · government trophy · trophy money · trophy husband · trophy girlfriend · trophy boyfriend · trophy room · lead trophy · fuck trophy · trophy partner · trophylike · trophy wife
Descendants
Translations (97)
cmn 獎盃 /奖杯 (object rewarding success) · mi mariunga (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · mk трофеј (object rewarding success) · af trofee (object rewarding success) · be трафе́й (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · tl tropeo (object rewarding success) · eu trofeoa (object rewarding success) · mi ito (object rewarding success) · ht twofe (object rewarding success) · et võidumälestis (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · it trofeo (object rewarding success) · et trofee (object rewarding success) · sk trofej (object rewarding success) · cy tlws (object rewarding success) · pt troféu (object rewarding success) · tr ganimet (object rewarding success) · grc τρόπαιον (object rewarding success) · cmn 戰利品 /战利品 (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · fa تروفی (object rewarding success) · fr trophée (object rewarding success) · ru трофе́й (object rewarding success) · lv trofeja (object rewarding success) · fi sotasaalis (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · el τρόπαιο (object rewarding success) · pt taça (object rewarding success) · vi chiếc cúp (object rewarding success) · id trofi (object rewarding success) · ga trófaí (object rewarding success) · de Trophäe (object rewarding success) · gl trofeo (object rewarding success) · eo trofeo (object rewarding success) · uz sovrin (object rewarding success) · fi metsästysmuisto (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · he גָּבִיעַ (object rewarding success) · uk трофей (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · ja トロフィー (object rewarding success) · uk трофе́й (object rewarding success) · th ถ้วย (object rewarding success) · bn ট্রফি (object rewarding success) · et jahimälestis (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · da trofæ (object rewarding success) · sl trofeja (object rewarding success) · th ถ้วยรางวัล (object rewarding success) · sh тро̀фе̄ј (object rewarding success) · ca trofeu (object rewarding success) · fi trofee (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · ko 트로피 (object rewarding success) · sq trofe (object rewarding success) · hy գավաթ (object rewarding success) · bn জয়চিহ্ন (object rewarding success) · id piala (object rewarding success) · shn သူးၵွၵ်း (object rewarding success) · la trophaeum (object rewarding success) · my စစ်အောင်နိုင်မှု အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပစ္စည်း (object rewarding success) · uz oʻlja (object rewarding success) · mi ahikarae (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · fi voitonmerkki (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · grc τρόπαιον (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · tr ödül (object rewarding success) · ar غَنِيمَة (object rewarding success) · yi טראָפֿיי (object rewarding success) · bg трофе́й (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · et trofee (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · et sõjasaak (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · mi ito (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · mn трофи (object rewarding success) · fi palkintopokaali (object rewarding success) · nn trofé (object rewarding success) · ka ტროფეი (object rewarding success) · ny mphoto (object rewarding success) · sw nyara (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · bg трофе́й (object rewarding success) · sv trofé (object rewarding success) · pl trofeum (object rewarding success) · be трафе́й (object rewarding success) · cs trofej (object rewarding success) · da trofæ (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · sh tròfēj (object rewarding success) · uz kubok (object rewarding success) · ml ട്രോഫി (object rewarding success) · oc trofèu (object rewarding success) · nb trofé (object rewarding success) · fi palkinto (object rewarding success) · ru трофе́й (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success) · az qənimət (object rewarding success) · ast troféu (object rewarding success) · mi paraihe (object rewarding success) · ms trofi (object rewarding success) · nl trofee (object rewarding success) · lt trofėjus (object rewarding success) · fi pokaali (object rewarding success) · ms piala (object rewarding success) · ml സമ്മാനം (object rewarding success) · ro trofeu (object rewarding success) · hu trófea (object rewarding success) · es trofeo (object rewarding success) · he שָׁלָל (object taken by a hunter or conqueror of their success)