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winner

win·ner

UK/ˈwɪnə/ US/ˈwɪnɚ/ common

noun

1.

the contestant who wins the contest

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2.

a gambler who wins a bet

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3.

a person with a record of successes

  • “his son would never be the achiever that his father was”
  • “only winners need apply”
  • “if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • bad winner
  • prize winner
  • sand winner
  • sore winner
  • the winner takes it all
  • winner take all
  • winner takes all

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