trophy
IPA: trˈoʊfi
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.
- An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed.
- Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
- (criminology, by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
- (historical, Ancient Rome) A tropæum.
- (art, architecture) 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.
- 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.
verb
- (transitive) To adorn with trophies.
- (intransitive) To win a trophy in a competition.
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