winner

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪnɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the contestant who wins the contest
  2. noun a gambler who wins a bet
  3. noun a person with a record of successes

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

victor

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
contestant
Narrower (hyponyms)
walloper, contestee, medalist, upsetter
Opposite (antonyms)
loser

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