Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One that wins, especially a victor in sports or a notably successful person.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which wins; a successful contestant or competitor.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person with a record of successes
- n. a gambler who wins a bet
- n. the contestant who wins the contest
Examples
“Even if United wins its remaining three games, its final tally of 82 points would be the lowest total by the title winner in a decade and 13 points fewer than the record set by Chelsea in the 2004-05 campaign.”
“The May 11th airing will feature the Osmonds crowning one amazing mom as the title winner, per the results of an online viewer polling.”
Donnie Osmond Marie Osmond Miss USA Pageant April 2008: Osmond Miss USA Pageant Hosts
“Tursunov, ranked 46th in the world and a title winner already this year at Rosmalen, saved two set points against his serve in the 12th game of the opening set, holding to force the tiebreaker.”
“The title winner for the foil was Columbia/Barnard's Nicole Ross, who defeated Penn State's Doris Willette, 15-9, for the gold.”
“The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.”
“Overall, the title winner would have been different on 13 occasions if the new proposal had been in place since the first championship in 1950.”
“The title winner in each event and the top-two all-around competitors not on a qualifying team will also advance to Lincoln, Neb.”
The Daily Illini - The Independent Student Newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871
“Soucek will be one of two F2 drivers taking part in the test - with Mirko Bortolotti running with Toro Rosso - and the title winner said he was keen to show what he can do in F1 machinery.”
“The reigning champion's loss of performance has been one of the subplots that will linger in the mind as much as the title winner and runner-up.”
“Always remember, when two people have the same hand the winner is the person with the highest overall card making that hand.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘winner’.
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AGRI - horse breeding
place bet, Przewalski's horse, piaffe, genus Claviceps, stadium jumping, draft animal, snaffle bit, noseband, equestrian sport, endurance riding, curb bit, dressage and 678 more...
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Test words
vacation, tourist, tourist office, travel, read, newspaper, book, magazine, television, music, radio, nightclub and 68 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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Descriptive
The present, the future. Goals, wishes, hopes.
capricious, sericeous, sleek, flawless, charming, skilled, long-haired, versatile, beautiful, witty, fair, thin and 145 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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OM3 Lesson 35
lunchbox, winner, bring out, raise, Depression, pretty much, fresh, meaty, breed, Sea World, penguin, bird and 8 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for winner.
reesetee Ha! Definition of a true optimist. :-) Jul 8, 2007
oroboros A woman received 2nd Prize for her delicious sponge cake in a baking contest. Turns out that she was the only entrant to the contest, but she wasn't disappointed; once before she was the only entrant in a different baking contest and received 3rd Prize for her fruit cobbler!
--Heard on NPR Jul 6, 2007