WINNER


Meaning of WINNER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wɪnə(r) ]

( winners)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

The winner of a prize, race, or competition is the person, animal, or thing that wins it.

She will present the trophies to the award winners...

The winner was a horse called Last Town.

≠ loser

N-COUNT

2.

If you say that something or someone is a winner , you mean that they are popular and successful, or that they are likely to be popular and successful. ( INFORMAL )

They think the appeal is a winner...

Selling was my game and I intended to be a winner.

= success, hit

≠ failure

N-COUNT : usu sing , a N

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