winner
Americannoun
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a person or thing that wins; victor.
All three winners received plaques for their winning presentations.
A yearling Teeswater sheep took the limelight yesterday when it was crowned the overall winner of the interbreed Wool on the Hoof competition.
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a person or thing that is marked by consistently or thoroughly excellent quality, performance, etc. (loser ).
This brownie recipe is a real winner—I’ve made it countless times and it always turns out beautifully.
idioms
noun
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a person or thing that wins
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informal a person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed
Other Word Forms
- nonwinner noun
Etymology
Origin of winner
Example Sentences
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From Harrison Ford’s lifetime achievement award to the big winners of the night, including “Sinners,” “The Pitt” and “The Studio,” here’s what happened at the SAG awards show.
From Los Angeles Times
Follow along here as the winners of the 32nd Actor Awards — formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards — are announced Sunday live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
Harvard-Westlake is the No. 2 seed and will play host to the winner of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Santa Maria St. Joseph.
From Los Angeles Times
The increasing diversity of the 10,000-strong voting group of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, many of them former winners, is part of this inclusiveness, said Trier.
From Barron's
The ceremony, formerly known as the SAG Awards, is the last major precursor event before the Oscars, and the winners could offer some clues about who will win at the Academy Awards on 15 March.
From BBC
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