win ‧ ner S3 W2 /ˈwɪnə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ win , ↑ winner , ↑ winnings ; verb : ↑ win ; adjective : ↑ winning ]
1 . [countable] a person or animal that has won something OPP loser
winner of
the winner of the Ladies’ Championship
Five lucky winners will each receive a signed copy of the album.
As a jockey he rode 10 winners.
prize/award/medal etc winner
a Nobel prize winner
2 . [countable] informal someone or something that is or is likely to be very popular and successful:
The book has proved to be a winner with young children.
The company seems to be onto a winner (=doing something that is likely to be successful) .
3 . [singular] a ↑ goal or point that makes someone win a game such as football or tennis:
Moran scored the winner with only two minutes left.
4 . [countable usually plural] the person who gets most of the advantages from a situation OPP loser :
In a capitalist society there will always be winners and losers.
The real winners this summer have been the sun cream manufacturers.
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THESAURUS
■ someone who wins something
▪ winner the person or thing that wins a race, competition etc:
A prize of £500 will be awarded to the winner.
▪ the winning team/player/horse etc the one that wins:
The winning team will go through to the grand final in Milan.
▪ champion ( also the title holder American English ) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport:
He became the heavyweight boxing champion.
▪ record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance etc in a sport:
the world high-jump record-holder