noun / adjective

trophy

TROH-fee/ˈtrəʊfi/

An object displayed as evidence of achievement.

The young athlete receives a gold trophy while other competitors applaud.

A young athlete joyfully receiving a large plain gold trophy cup after a race while two other athletes applaud, no engraving, banners, writing or jersey numbers.

Etymology

trophyGreekmonument of an enemy's defeat

The Greek ancestor named a monument of an enemy's defeat, made from captured arms or spoils. This concrete memorial of battlefield victory broadened into any prize or token of achievement.

In context

NBC Sports28:53

although I may have a spot for a trophy if it came home got to love the attitude there just out here to have fun maybe upgrade their Regional Championship Victory shellene to a national championship

Incredible Dog Challenge: Agility National Championship | NBC Sports

More examples

Her swimming trophies fill two shelves.
She keeps her first published book as a trophy.
They buy a trophy home to show off their wealth.

Forms

trophy · trophies

Similar words

prize: Something won that may be money rather than a display object.
award: Official recognition that need not include a physical object.