English Explanatory Dictionary

winner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who has won or often wins.
  2. A point or goal that wins a competition.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A ghost town in Minnesota.
  3. A city, the county seat of Tripp County, South Dakota.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-winner.wav /ˈwɪnɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Acadienenexil-winner.wav

Word forms

winner winners

Etymology

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”).

Antonyms

loser

Derived words

bad winner breadwinner game-winner prizewinner prize winner sand winner sore winner the winner takes it all vote-winner winner-take-all winner take all winner-takes-all winner takes all
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