Word
vincent
Phoneticsvin·cent
/ˈvɪnsənt/
Definitions
01male name
n. a common first name for a man.
n. a masculine given name derived from the Latin 'Vincentius', meaning 'conquering'.
“My friend Vincent is coming over for dinner tonight.”
“The artist Vincent van Gogh is perhaps the most famous historical figure to bear the name.”
02victim of a trick
n. a person who is cheated or tricked in a game.
n. the victim or dupe in a betting game or confidence trick. Historically used in Elizabethan underworld cant.
“The street performers looked for a vincent who would lose his money in their game.”
“In the specialized language of Renaissance con artists, the 'vincent' was the primary target intended to be fleeced during a rigged game of bowls.”
Archaic · Slang
Usage
Usually used with the definite article 'the'.
Antonyms
Etymology
Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.