Saturday, May 30, 2009

tro‧phy plural trophies [countable]


1 a large object such as a silver cup or plate that someone receives as a prize for winning a competition:


walls lined with banners and athletic trophies


Football League/Masters/Heisman etc Trophy (=the name given to a particular competition for which the prize is a trophy)


2 something that you keep to prove your success in something, especially in war or hunting:


A lion's head was among the trophies of his African trip.


3 trophy wife


informal a young beautiful woman who is married to a rich successful man who is much older than her - used to show disapproval

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