trophy

Plural: trophies

Noun

an award for success in war or hunting
something given as a token of victory
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.
An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
A tropæum.
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

Verb Forms: trophied, trophying, trophies

To present or honor someone with a trophy; to commemorate victory.
To adorn (someone) with trophies.
To win a trophy in a competition.

Examples

He hoped to TROPHY his opponent’s best word by outscoring it significantly.
He won the trophy in a running competition.
His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, and his three yachts.
The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

prize

Scrabble Score: 14

trophy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
trophy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trophy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

trophy: valid Words With Friends Word