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winner

[win-er]

noun

  1. a person or thing that wins; victor.

    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.

  2. a person or thing that is marked by consistently or thoroughly excellent quality, performance, etc. (loser ).

    This brownie recipe is a real winner—I’ve made it countless times and it always turns out beautifully.



winner

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that wins

  2. informala person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed

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Other Word Forms

  • nonwinner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of winner1

A Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; win 1, -er 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. winner take(s) all. winner take all

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Example Sentences

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He added a fourth to level the scores before Zuu scored the winner in one of the most impressive Soccer Aid performances.

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Maria went an early break up in the first set, drawing errors out of the American, before a thumping backhand winner from Anisimova put it back on terms.

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But that night, he allowed himself to speak freely because he couldn't believe his eyes - then 17-year-old Estevao had just scored the winner in the final minutes and put on a spectacular show once more.

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US PGA Championship winner Scheffler scrapped to a 71, mixing four birdies with five bogeys to finish on four over par, seven shots off the lead.

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The Oscar winner and the former football England captain are among 19 new sirs, while 21 damehoods have been announced, including singer and actress Elaine Paige and Regeneration novelist Pat Barker.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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