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win·ner

(wĭn′ər)

One that wins, especially a victor in sports or a notably successful person.

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winner

(ˈwɪnə)

1. a person or thing that wins

2. informal a person or thing that seems sure to win or succeed

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

win•ner

(ˈwɪn ər)

n.

a person or thing that wins; victor.

[1325–75]

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Noun	1.	winner - the contestant who wins the contest victor contestee - a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested contestant - a person who participates in competitions medalist, medallist - someone who has won a medal upsetter - an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor walloper - a winner by a wide margin also-ran, loser - a contestant who loses the contest
	2.	winner - a gambler who wins a bet lottery winner, prize winner - the winner of a lottery gambler - a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events loser - a gambler who loses a bet
	3.	winner - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" achiever, succeeder, success individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" first lady - the leading woman in an art or profession great - a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music" highflier, highflyer - a person of great ability and ambition natural - someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job" sleeper - an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"

winner

noun victor, first, champion, master, champ (informal), conqueror, vanquisher, prizewinner, conquering hero She will present the trophies to the winners.
loser, failure, flop (informal), underdog, also-ran, no-hoper (Austral. slang), dud (informal), lemon (slang), clinker (slang, chiefly U.S.), washout (informal), non-achiever, LZ (S.M.S.)

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

winner

noun

1. One that wins a contest or competition:

victor.

2. One that conquers:

conqueror, conquistador, master, victor.

Translations

فَائِزفائِز، رابِح

vítěz

vinder

Gewinner Sieger

νικητής νικήτρια

ganador vencedor

voittaja

gagnant vainqueur battant

pobjednik

nyertes

sigurvegari

vincitore vincitrice successo sicuro

勝者ウィナー勝利者

승리자

nugalėtojas

zmagovalec

vinnare

ผู้ชนะ

kazanan/galip gelen kimsekazanma

người chiến thằng

优胜者

winner

[ˈwɪnəʳ] N

1. (in race, competition) → vencedor(a) m/f, ganador(a) m/f; [of prize, lottery] → ganador(a) m/f
winner takes all → el ganador se lo lleva todo

2. (Ftbl) (= goal) → gol m de la victoria, gol m decisivo

3. (fig)

3.1. (= sth successful) this record is a winner! → ¡este disco es un exitazo!
I think you're on to a winner there → creo que con esto tienes la ganancia asegurada

3.2. (= beneficiary) the winners will be the shareholders → los que saldrán ganando serán los accionistas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

winner

[ˈwɪnə^r] n

[prize, race, competition] → gagnant(e) m/f

(= success) to be a winner (potentially) → être un succès en puissance; (actually) → être un succès
They think the appeal is a winner → Ils pensent que l'appel est un succès en puissance.winner's enclosure n (at race course) → tribune f du gagnant

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

winner

n (in race, competition) → Sieger(in) m(f); (of bet, pools etc) → Gewinner(in) m(f); (= card) → Gewinnkarte f; (Tennis etc: = shot) → Treffer m; (inf: = sth successful) → Renner m (inf), → (Verkaufs)schlager m; to be onto a winner (inf) → das große Los gezogen haben (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

winner

[ˈwɪnəʳ] n (gen) → vincitore/trice
to pick a winner (horse) → scegliere il cavallo vincente (gen) → fare un affare
it's a winner! (fam) → è un successone! (likely to be a success) → è un successo garantito!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

win

(win) – present participle ˈwinning: past tense, past participle won (wan) – verb

1. to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts. He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.

2. to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck. to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.

3. to obtain by one's own efforts. He won her respect over a number of years.

noun

a victory or success. She's had two wins in four races.

ˈwinner noun

ˈwinning adjective

1. victorious or successful. the winning candidate.

2. attractive or charming. a winning smile.

ˈwinning-post noun

in horse-racing, a post marking the place where a race finishes.

win over

to succeed in gaining the support and sympathy of. At first he refused to help us but we finally won him over.

win the day

to gain a victory; to be successful.

win through

to succeed in getting (to a place, the next stage etc). It will be a struggle, but we'll win through in the end.

winner

→ فَائِز vítěz vinder Gewinner νικητής ganador voittaja gagnant pobjednik vincitore 勝者 승리자 winnaar vinner zwycięzca vencedor победитель vinnare ผู้ชนะ kazanma người chiến thằng 优胜者

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The other two were to battle and then I to fight the conqueror for the liberty which was accorded the final winner.

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"He picked this dog as a winner. And now what can he do?

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The first one that passes the place where the Princess sits shall be named the winner. Are you ready?"

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At length the play came to an end, and Mr Isaac List rose the only winner. Mat and the landlord bore their losses with professional fortitude.

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"The winner pays!" Daylight cried; as he sprang to his feet and led the way back into the Tivoli.

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High above his head, the winner held the roll of paper containing the twenty-five silver dollars.

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The King replied, 'Then both your heads must be staked, and your head and his must be guaranteed for the winner.'

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It was admitted that the medal contestants had practically narrowed down to three--Gilbert Blythe, Anne Shirley, and Lewis Wilson; the Avery scholarship was more doubtful, any one of a certain six being a possible winner. The bronze medal for mathematics was considered as good as won by a fat, funny little up-country boy with a bumpy forehead and a patched coat.

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Vronsky was at the head of the race, just as he wanted to be and as Cord had advised, and now he felt sure of being the winner. His excitement, his delight, and his tenderness for Frou-Frou grew keener and keener.

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"What is to be done," said Sancho, "is this; you, the winner, be you good, bad, or indifferent, give this assailant of yours a hundred reals at once, and you must disburse thirty more for the poor prisoners; and you who have neither profession nor property, and hang about the island in idleness, take these hundred reals now, and some time of the day to-morrow quit the island under sentence of banishment for ten years, and under pain of completing it in another life if you violate the sentence, for I'll hang you on a gibbet, or at least the hangman will by my orders; not a word from either of you, or I'll make him feel my hand."

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The third target was to be removed yet farther, until the winner was proved.

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The war with Spain, many years' generous mint and watermelon crops, a few long-shot winners at the New Orleans race-track, and the brilliant banquets given by the Indiana and Kansas citizens who compose the North Carolina Society have made the South rather a "fad" in Manhattan.