Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. One that wins, especially a victor in sports or a notably successful person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. One who has won or often wins.
- n. A point or goal that wins a competition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which wins; a successful contestant or competitor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a person with a record of successes
- n. a gambler who wins a bet
- n. the contestant who wins the contest
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Examples
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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.
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The May 11th airing will feature the Osmonds crowning one amazing mom as the title winner, per the results of an online viewer polling.
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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.
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The title winner for the foil was Columbia/Barnard's Nicole Ross, who defeated Penn State's Doris Willette, 15-9, for the gold.
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The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.
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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.
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The title winner in each event and the top-two all-around competitors not on a qualifying team will also advance to Lincoln, Neb.
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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.
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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.
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Always remember, when two people have the same hand the winner is the person with the highest overall card making that hand.
reesetee commented on the word winner
Ha! Definition of a true optimist. :-)
July 8, 2007
oroboros commented on the word winner
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
July 6, 2007