winner

A2 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈwɪnɚ/ UK /ˈwɪnə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2124

Meanings

1

noun
A person, team, or animal that wins a competition.

The winner of the race received a gold medal.
2

noun
A successful person, thing, or idea.

Everyone agreed her new design was a real winner.
3

noun
The point or goal that wins a game.

He scored the winner in the final minute.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person, team, or animal... victor

2 noun · a successful person, thing,... success

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loser

Word family

Forms winners

Derived forms breadwinnergame-winnerprizewinnervote-winnerwinner-take-allwinner-takes-all

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wynner, wynnere, equivalent to win + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Winner (“winner”), West Frisian winner (“winner”), Dutch winner and winnaar (“winner”), German Low German Winner, Gewinner (“winner”), German Gewinner (“winner”), Danish vinder (“winner”), Swedish vinnare (“winner”), Norwegian vinner (“winner”).

wynner Middle English

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# winner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɪnɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪnə/
**Frequency rank:** 2124

## Meanings
1. A person, team, or animal that wins a competition.
2. A successful person, thing, or idea.
3. The point or goal that wins a game.

## Examples
- The winner of the race received a gold medal.
- Everyone agreed her new design was a real winner.
- He scored the winner in the final minute.

## Antonyms
- loser

## Derived Forms
- breadwinner
- game-winner
- prizewinner
- vote-winner
- winner-take-all
- winner-takes-all

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wynner

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wynner, wynnere, equivalent to win + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Winner (“winner”), West Frisian winner (“winner”), Dutch winner and winnaar (“winner”), German Low German Winner, Gewinner (“winner”), German Gewinner (“winner”), Danish vinder (“winner”), Swedish vinnare (“winner”), Norwegian vinner (“winner”).

## AI Etymology
Winner is inherited from Middle English wynner, wynnere, equivalent to win + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Winner (“winner”), West Frisian winner (“winner”), Dutch winner and winnaar (“winner”), German Low German Winner, Gewinner (“winner”), German Gewinner (“winner”), Danish vinder (“winner”), Swedish vinnare (“winner”), Norwegian vinner (“winner”). A key historical form is Middle English wynner. In present-day use, it can mean a person, team, or animal that wins a competition, or a successful person, thing, or idea.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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