TROPHY


Meaning of TROPHY in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.