tro ‧ phy /ˈtrəʊfi $ ˈtroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural trophies ) [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: trophée , from Latin tropaeum , from Greek , from trope 'turning, defeating' , from trepein 'to turn' ]
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