English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Victim
Victim
(n.)
A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the
performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an
offering of.
Victim
(n.)
A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of
an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy,
lust, or ambition.
Victim
(n.)
A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering
grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the
victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.
Victim
(n.)
Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.