winner

noun

win·​ner ˈwi-nər How to pronounce winner (audio)
Synonyms of winnernext
: one that wins: such as
a
: one that is successful especially through praiseworthy ability and hard work
b
: a victor especially in games and sports
c
: one that wins admiration
d
: a shot in a court game that is not returned and that scores for the player making it

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The winners will receive their medals shortly. the winners and losers of the court case And the winner is…the blue team! With seconds left on the clock, she scored the winner.
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In the 2000 comedy movie, Bullock’s Gracie Hart/Gracie Lou Freebush is named runner-up in the Miss United States pageant, and her close friend and Miss Rhode Island Cheryl (Heather Burns) is crowned the winner. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The eight-time Grammy winner will be joined by country-folk singer Charles Wesley Godwin at the stop. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Her short story collection, Holler, Child, was longlisted for the National Book Award and the winner of Reading the West Book Award in Fiction and the Writer’s League of Texas Book Award in Fiction. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 McNeil-Yellen wrote and produced the feature Daruma, and Executive Produced by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly (Green Book). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for winner

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of winner was in the 14th century

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winner

noun
win·​ner ˈwin-ər How to pronounce winner (audio)
: one that wins
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