An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed.

Any emblem of success; a status symbol.

(criminology, by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.

(historical, Ancient Rome) A tropæum.

(art, architecture) 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.

An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.

An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.

(transitive) To adorn with trophies.

(intransitive) To win a trophy in a competition.