Definition of 'winner'

Word Frequency

winner

(wɪnəʳ )

Word forms: plural winners

1. countable noun

The winner of a prize, race, or competition is the person, animal, or thing that wins it.

She will present the trophies to the award winners.

The winner was a horse called Last Town.

Synonyms: victor, first, champion, master More Synonyms of winner

2. countable noun [usually singular]

If you say that something or someone is a winner, you mean that they are popular and successful, or that they are likely to be popular and successful.

[informal]

They think the appeal is a winner.

Selling was my game and I intended to be a winner.

3. countable noun [usually plural]

The winners in a particular situation are the people who have benefited from it and are in a better position than they previously were because of it.

The larger supermarkets are expected to be the winners this Christmas.

The real winners of the election, he said, were the people.

4. singular noun [the NOUN]

In games such as football or tennis, the winner is the goal or shot that wins a particular match or point.

Gough scored the winner in extra time.

Video: pronunciation of 'winner'

Word Frequency

winner in British

(ˈwɪnə )

noun

a person or thing that wins

2. informal

a person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed

Word Frequency

winner in American

(ˈwɪnər ; winˈər)

noun

one that wins

2. Informal

one that seems destined to win or be successful

Example sentences containing 'winner'

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