winner
win‧ner S3 W2 /ˈwɪnə $ -ər/
noun1. [countable] a person or animal that has won something
OPP loser
winner of
the winner of the Ladies’ Championship
Five lucky winners will each receive a signed copy of the album.
As a jockey he rode 10 winners.
prize/award/medal etc winner
a Nobel prize winner
2. [countable] informal someone or something that is or is likely to be very popular and successful:
The book has proved to be a winner with young children.
The company seems to be onto a winner (=doing something that is likely to be successful).
3. [singular] a goal or point that makes someone win a game such as football or tennis:
Moran scored the winner with only two minutes left.
4. [countable usually plural] the person who gets most of the advantages from a situation
OPP loser:
In a capitalist society there will always be winners and losers.
The real winners this summer have been the sun cream manufacturers.
■ someone who wins something
▪winner the person or thing that wins a race, competition etc: A prize of £500 will be awarded to the winner.
▪the winning team/player/horse etc the one that wins: The winning team will go through to the grand final in Milan.
▪champion (also the title holder American English) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport: He became the heavyweight boxing champion.
▪record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance etc in a sport: the world high-jump record-holder
win‧ner S3 W2 /ˈwɪnə $ -ər/
noun1. [countable] a person or animal that has won something OPP loser
winner of
prize/award/medal etc winner
2. [countable] informal someone or something that is or is likely to be very popular and successful:
3. [singular] a goal or point that makes someone win a game such as football or tennis:
4. [countable usually plural] the person who gets most of the advantages from a situation
OPP loser:
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