winner

CEFRA1

/wˈɪnər/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or team that succeeds in a competition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A point or goal that wins a competition.

Examples

  • Dr. Yukawa, the Nobel prize winner, died in 1981.

  • The lucky winner gets an all-expenses-paid trip to Sydney.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwɪnə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. One who has won or often wins.

More examples

In context

  • What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?

  • Michael Winner directed the 1974 action film "Death Wish".

  • It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that Van Persie should get the winner.

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the final race, the crowd cheered for the blank of the gold medal.

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Origin

noun

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”).