noun An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
He won the trophy in a running competition.
noun An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed.
The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
noun Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, and his three yachts.
noun An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
noun A tropæum.
noun A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.
noun An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.
noun An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.