winner
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winner¹
- /ˈwɪnə/ UK
- /ˈwɪnɚ/ US
Sounds like winter (some North American dialects) · Rhymes with -ɪnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English wynner, wynnere, equivalent to win + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Winner (“winner”), West Frisian winner (“winner”), Dutch winner and winnaar (“winner”), German Low German Winner, Gewinner (“winner”), German Gewinner (“winner”), Danish vinder (“winner”), Swedish vinnare (“winner”), Norwegian vinner (“winner”).
noun winners
- One who has won or often wins. Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.
- A point or goal that wins a competition. It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that Van Persie should get the winner.
Opposite: loser
Winner²
proper noun
- A surname. Michael Winner directed the 1974 action film "Death Wish".
- A ghost town in Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Tripp County, South Dakota.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: achiever, success, victor, winning, victory, triumph, win, gain, champion, conqueror, holder, won, prizewinner, beneficiary, recipient, awardee
noun
Opposite: loser
Translations
Every language
noun one who has won or often wins
| Español | ganador, ganadora, vencedor, vencedora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 승리자 seungnija, 수상자 susangja, 우승자 useungja |
| 日本語 | 勝者 shōsha, 勝利者 shōrisha, ウィナー winā, 優勝者 yūshōsha |
| 中文 | 勝利者 /胜利者 shènglìzhě, 優勝者 /优胜者 yōushèngzhě, 贏家 /赢家 yíngjiā |
| हिन्दी | विजयी vijyī, विजेता vijetā, ग़ालिब ġālib |
| Kiswahili | mshindi |
| Português | ganhador, ganhadora, vencedor, vencedora |
| Français | gagnant, gagnante, vainqueur, vainqueuse |
| Deutsch | Gewinner, Gewinnerin, Sieger, Siegerin |
| Italiano | vincitore, vincitrice |
| Ελληνικά | νικητής nikitís, νικήτρια nikítria |
| Română | câștigător, câștigătoare |
| Русский | победи́тель pobedítelʹ, победи́тельница pobedítelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người chiến thắng |
| العربية | فَائِز fāʔiz, فَائِزَة fāʔiza, غَالِب ḡālib, غَالِبَة ḡāliba, ظَافِر ẓāfir, ظَافِرَة ẓāfira |
| עברית | מְנַצֵּחַ m'natséakh, מנצחת m'natsákhat |
noun point, goal (etc.) which wins a contest
| Français | but de la victoire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Siegtor |
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title = {winner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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