vincent

vin·cent
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/ˈvɪnsənt/

noun

The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.

OriginFrench Vincent ← Latin Vincentius →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

vincent1

nounvincent (plural vincents)

plural vincents

  1. historicalslangThe victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls.

    If the vincent could actually be persuaded to play a game, the professionals always won in the end, either because of their superior skill or because of such stratagems as those described by Greene […]

    1977, Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld, Folio Society, published 2006, page 26

Vincent2

proper nounVincent (countable and uncountable, plural Vincents)

plural Vincents

  1. countableA male given name from Latin.

    Starry starry night. Flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.

    1971, Don McLean, "Vincent" (song)
    1 more example

    Even their names hinted at a childishness they would never grow out of. When Vincent himself was grown-up, he wondered if this was why they had given their unlooked-for son such a mature name - although later still Vincent suspected that he might have been named for the Vincent Rapide motorbike. As with most things to do with Billy and Georgie, it was too late to ask.

    2002, Kate Atkinson, Not the End of the World, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 203
  2. countableA surname originating as a patronymic.

    Council leader Michael Vincent said he will set up a meeting between the two authorities – and the current operator of the ferry – "immediately" to try to find a solution.

    2026 September 3, Gina Millson, “Council to review ferry deal before new funding”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Shelby County, St. Clair County and Talladega County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Webster County, Iowa.
    4. countableuncountableA ghost town in Osborne County, Kansas.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky.
    6. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio.
  4. countableuncountableA settlement in Aquin commune, Sud department, Haiti.
  5. countableuncountableA former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, now part of Vincent-Froideville commune.
  6. countableuncountableA suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
  7. countableuncountableA local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Vincent.

Origin

vincent · noun

From the Latin verb vincō. It could be either the stem of the present active participle vincēns (“the conquering man”) or the third-person plural future active indicative meaning ‘they will conquer’.

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Vincent · proper noun

  1. LatinVincentius
  2. FrenchVincent
  3. EnglishVincent

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

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Translations

Bengali ভিনসেন্ট
  • ভিনসেন্ট (bhinośenṭo)male given name
Catalan Vicent, Vicenç
  • Vicentmale given name
  • Vicençmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 文森特
  • 文森特 (Wénsēntè)male given name
Czech Vincenc
  • Vincencmale given name
Danish Vincent
  • Vincentmale given name
Dutch Vincent
  • Vincentmale given name
French Vincent
  • Vincentmale given name
German Vinzenz, Vincent
  • Vinzenzmale given name
  • Vincentmale given name
Greek Βικέντιος, Βίνσεντ
  • Βικέντιος (Vikéntios)male given name
  • Βίνσεντ (Vínsent)male given name
Hungarian Vince, Bence
  • Vincemale given name
  • Bencemale given name
Irish Uinseann
  • Uinseannmale given name
Italian Vincenzo
  • Vincenzomale given name
Latin Vincentius
  • Vincentiusmale given name
Latvian Vincents
  • Vincentsmale given name
Lithuanian Vincentas, Vincas
  • Vincentasmale given name
  • Vincasmale given name
Polish Wincenty
  • Wincentymale given name
Portuguese Vicente
  • Vicentemale given name
Romanian Vincențiu
  • Vincențiumale given name
Russian Винсе́нт, Вике́нтий
  • Винсе́нт (Vinsént)male given name
  • Вике́нтий (Vikéntij)male given name
Spanish Vicente
  • Vicentemale given name
Swedish Vincent
  • Vincentmale given name
Ukrainian Вінсент
  • Вінсент (Vinsent)male given name
Vietnamese Vinh Sơn, Vinhsơn
  • Vinh Sơnmale given name
  • Vinhsơnmale given name
Yiddish ווינסענט
  • ווינסענט (vinsent)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

vincent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vincent

MLA

“vincent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vincent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vincent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vincent.

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