单词 | victor ludorum |
释义 | victor ludorumn. The overall champion in a sports contest (usually at a school or college); the championship itself. Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > winning or win > winner conqueror1601 winnera1616 Olympionicesta1656 champion1721 championess1728 holder1830 champ1868 title holder1900 victor ludorum1901 titlist1912 1901 J. H. Gray in W. B. Thomas Athletics v. 103 The sack race was no longer a consolation race, for Mr. Thornton the victor ludorum is returned as the winner. 1926 H. M. Abrahams Athletics xiii. 114 There is far too much of this victor ludorum and champion athlete business at all schools. 1950 ‘W. Cooper’ Scenes Provincial Life iv. ii. 235 It was one of the events in which Frank was hoping to shine, since he was in the running for victor ludorum. 1963 A. Howard in M. Sissons & P. French Age of Austerity i. 30 Labour, as the electoral victor ludorum, was collecting its long-coveted trophies. 1966 Listener 28 July 144/1 Last week's victor ludorum was undoubtedly ‘Rendezvous with Death’..the story of the sinking of the Lusitania. 1966 Listener 27 Oct. 617/1 Ian outshone..generations of Etonians..being Victor Ludorum two years running, the only boy in living memory to win that honour. 1980 ‘T. Hinde’ Sir Henry & Sons xiii. 104 The school honour-board inscribed with the names of the winners of the Victor Ludorum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1901 |
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