Meaning

• Noun

  1. An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
  2. An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed.
  3. Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
  4. An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
  5. A tropæum.
  6. 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.
  7. An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.
  8. An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.

• Verb