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winner
[ win-er ]
noun
All three winners received plaques for their winning presentations.
A yearling Teeswater sheep took the limelight yesterday when it was crowned the overall winner of the interbreed Wool on the Hoof competition.
- a person or thing that is marked by consistently or thoroughly excellent quality, performance, etc. ( loser def 2c ):
This brownie recipe is a real winner—I’ve made it countless times and it always turns out beautifully.
winner
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a person or thing that wins
- informal.a person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·ɾ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- winner take(s) all. winner take all
Example Sentences
Yet the most important part of this annual carnival of horsedom is that one of the occupants will be the next winner of the Kentucky Derby.
The winners of the tie will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the next round.
Transforming the Hornets into winners will be a daunting task for O’Neal, who already has a busy schedule.
Zhao, a former UK Championship winner, was one of 10 players from China to receive a ban in a match-fixing scandal.
Render Judgment made the field when Tappan Street, winner of the Florida Derby, sustained a minor injury and was pulled from the race.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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