winner
- noun
- /ˈwɪnər/
- Darling, you're a Medal of Honor winner.
- winners and losers
- a prize winner
- an award winner
So if you tend to be around winners, you'll start to buy.
- So if you tend to be around winners, you'll start to buy.
- Will these award winners please come forward?
- The only real winner this year has been JP Morgan.
- It's you stand with a winner, you win.
- Well, with that, I guess Hank is our winner.
Examples
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And one of those women was going to be the first winner of the year.
Fiction book (1993) -
After an intense match, Maria was declared the winner of the tournament.
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But my mom raised the biggest winner in that high school.
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Red is the winner and blue is the first one.
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You want to be a winner or not?
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Research in information technology is the big winner among the research programs.
Academic text (1999) -
I had the winner in the fourth race: 'Joy Boy'.
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As the week drew to a close, the lucky winner was a very emotional Miss from Alabama.
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He's the greatest winner this league has ever seen.
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Each year we recognize the winners of the Harvard Medal.
Synonyms
A person who has achieved a lot in their life or career
A person who wins first place in a competition
A person who wins a game, battle, or contest
A person chosen to receive a prize in a contest or lottery
A person who reaches their goals through hard work and skill
A person or thing that wins a prize in a contest
A person who wins a game or other contest
A person who wins a great victory in a contest
An athlete who has won a championship
A person who often reaches their goals
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A golfer who has the lowest score in medal play and comes first in the tournament
How Successful
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Morphology
Etymology
Winner comes from the old verb win, from Old English winnan, which meant 'to fight' or 'work hard'. So a winner is someone who 'fought' or worked hard and finished first.