vencedor

Catalan

Etymology

From vèncer +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [bən.səˈðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vən.səˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [bən.səˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ven.seˈðoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ben.seˈðo]

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Adjective

vencedor (feminine vencedora, masculine plural vencedors, feminine plural vencedores)

1. winning

Noun

vencedor m (plural vencedors, feminine vencedora, feminine plural vencedores)

1. winner, victor

Further reading

• “vencedor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “vencedor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “vencedor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vencedor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese vencer

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tōrem

Old Galician-Portuguese -dor

Portuguese -dor

Portuguese vencedor

From vencer + -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vẽ.seˈdoʁ/ [vẽ.seˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vẽ.seˈdoʁ/ [vẽ.seˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /vẽ.seˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vẽ.seˈdoʁ/ [vẽ.seˈdoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /vẽ.seˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vẽ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [vẽ.sɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vẽ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [vẽ.sɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bẽ.sɨˈdoɾ/ [bẽ.sɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vẽ.sɨˈdo.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ven‧ce‧dor

Noun

vencedor m (plural vencedores, feminine vencedora, feminine plural vencedoras)

1. winner (one who has won or often wins), victor

   Synonym: ganhador

Related terms

• vencer
• vencido

Further reading

• “vencedor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vencedor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish vencer

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish vencedor

From vencer + -dor. Compare Portuguese vencedor, Italian vincitore, French vainqueur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benθeˈdoɾ/ [bẽn̟.θeˈð̞oɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /benseˈdoɾ/ [bẽn.seˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ven‧ce‧dor

Adjective

vencedor (feminine vencedora, masculine plural vencedores, feminine plural vencedoras)

1. conquering
2. winning, defeating, vanquishing

Noun

vencedor m (plural vencedores, feminine vencedora, feminine plural vencedoras)

1. conquerer

   Synonym: conquistador

2. victor, winner

Related terms

• vencer

Further reading

• “vencedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025