winner
noun [C] /ˈwɪn.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
A2 someone who wins a game, competition, or election: There'll be a prize for the winner. The winner of this match will play Pires in the semifinals. And to find out who are the lucky winners of our competition, Samantha is going to draw some names out of the bag. → See also breadwinnerWinners and losers › (US also game-winner) informal in sport, a goal or point that causes a player or team to win a game: Neil Eaves scored the winner in the last minute of the match.Scoring, winning and losing in sportWinning and defeatingLosing and being defeated › informal something that is extremely successful and popular: That lemon tart was a winner, wasn't it? I think they're onto a winner with this latest product (= it will succeed).Good and excellent things
(Definition of winner noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blinder noun (GOOD PERFORMANCE)
- blow sb/sth away phrasal verb
- crash out phrasal verb (LOSE)
- fell verb (CUT DOWN)
- grand slam noun (WINNING EVERYTHING)
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- knock sb out phrasal verb (DEFEAT)
- lap verb (IN RACING)
- offence noun
- outdistance verb
- outrun verb
- record noun (BEST)
- reel sth off phrasal verb (SPORT)
- scratch verb (REMOVE)
- second adverb
- second ordinal number, determiner
- shutout noun
- walloping noun
- win noun
- won verb
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