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

/ ˈwɪnə /

noun

1. a person or thing that wins

2. informal,  a person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed

Other Word Forms

• nonwinner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of winner¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

Example Sentences

But this was Arne Slot's Liverpool, who have made a habit of scoring late winners.

From BBC

There’s mockery indeed in Moscow, where politicians and state-run media continue to celebrate Putin as the summit winner.

From Los Angeles Times

Weber, who shares several scenes with Kotsur where they converse in sign language, said he was awed when he met the Oscar winner on the first day of rehearsals.

From Los Angeles Times

As winner of the best film category at the Ophir awards, The Sea now becomes Israel's entry to the international film category at next year's Oscars.

From BBC

"A game like this should not have gone to a late winner," Slot said.

From BBC

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