trophy

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.

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.

Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, / And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars, / And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars.

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.

“The stakes are getting so high,” Mr. MacDonald-Korth said in a telephone interview, referring to the skyrocketing amounts being paid for trophy works of art.

An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.

A tropæum.

To adorn (someone) with trophies.

How many a night serene, shall I behold / Those vvarm attractive orbits, close inshrined / In ether, over vvhich Love's column rose / Marmoreal, trophied round vvith golden hair.

To win a trophy in a competition.

He trophied at the 1993, 1994, 2012 and 2015 National Championships and was most proud of winning his class at the 2017 Spring Nationals.