Meanings
winner1
nounwinner (plural winners)
plural winners
- One who has won or often wins.
Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC1 more example
Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade Born sinner, the opposite of a winner Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
1994, 0:41 from the start, in Juicy (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G. - hobbiesA point or goal that wins a competition.
It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that Van Persie should get the winner.
2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1-0 Everton”, in BBC Sport
Winner2
proper noun
- A surname.
Michael Winner directed the 1974 action film "Death Wish".
- A ghost town in Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Tripp County, South Dakota.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishwynner
- Englishwinner
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”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans wenner
- wennerone who has won or often wins
Ancient Greek ἀριστεύς, νικητής
- ἀριστεύς (aristeús)one who has won or often wins
- νικητής (nikētḗs)one who has won or often wins
Arabic فَائِز, فَائِزَة
- فَائِز (fāʔiz)one who has won or often wins
- فَائِزَة (fāʔiza)one who has won or often wins
- غَالِب (ḡālib)one who has won or often wins
- غَالِبَة (ḡāliba)one who has won or often wins
- ظَافِر (ẓāfir)one who has won or often wins
- ظَافِرَة (ẓāfira)one who has won or often wins
- رَابِح (rābiḥ)one who has won or often wins
- رَابِحَة (rābiḥa)one who has won or often wins
Basque garaile
- garaileone who has won or often wins
Bengali বিজয়ী, গালিব
- বিজয়ী (bijoẏi)one who has won or often wins
- গালিব (galibo)one who has won or often wins
Bulgarian победи́тел, победи́телка
- победи́тел (pobedítel)one who has won or often wins
- победи́телка (pobedítelka)one who has won or often wins
Catalan guanyador, guanyadora
- guanyadorone who has won or often wins
- guanyadoraone who has won or often wins
Chinese Cantonese 勝利者 /胜利者, 贏家 /赢家
- 勝利者 /胜利者 (sing³ lei⁶ ze²)one who has won or often wins
- 贏家 /赢家 (jeng⁴ gaa¹)one who has won or often wins
Chinese Mandarin 勝利者 /胜利者, 優勝者 /优胜者
- 勝利者 /胜利者 (shènglìzhě)one who has won or often wins
- 優勝者 /优胜者 (yōushèngzhě)one who has won or often wins
- 贏家 /赢家 (yíngjiā)one who has won or often wins
Czech vítěz, vítězka
- vítězone who has won or often wins
- vítězkaone who has won or often wins
Danish vinder, segerherre
- vinderone who has won or often wins
- segerherreone who has won or often wins
- afgørende målpoint, goal (etc.) which wins a contest
Dutch winnaar, winnares
- winnaarone who has won or often wins
- winnaresone who has won or often wins
Esperanto venkanto, gajninto
- venkantoone who has won or often wins
- gajnintoone who has won or often wins
Estonian võitja
- võitjaone who has won or often wins
Finnish voittaja, voittomaali
- voittajaone who has won or often wins
- voittomaalipoint, goal (etc.) which wins a contest
French gagnant, gagnante
- gagnantone who has won or often wins
- gagnanteone who has won or often wins
- vainqueurone who has won or often wins
- vainqueuseone who has won or often wins
- but de la victoirepoint, goal (etc.) which wins a contest
German Gewinner, Gewinnerin
- Gewinnerone who has won or often wins
- Gewinnerinone who has won or often wins
- Siegerone who has won or often wins
- Siegerinone who has won or often wins
- Siegtorpoint, goal (etc.) which wins a contest
Greek νικητής, νικήτρια
- νικητής (nikitís)one who has won or often wins
- νικήτρια (nikítria)one who has won or often wins
Hebrew מְנַצֵּחַ, מנצחת
- מְנַצֵּחַ (m'natséakh)one who has won or often wins
- מנצחת (m'natsákhat)one who has won or often wins
Hindi विजयी, विजेता
- विजयी (vijyī)one who has won or often wins
- विजेता (vijetā)one who has won or often wins
- ग़ालिब (ġālib)one who has won or often wins
Hungarian győztes, nyertes
- győztesone who has won or often wins
- nyertesone who has won or often wins
Icelandic sigurvegari
- sigurvegarione who has won or often wins
Indonesian pemenang
- pemenangone who has won or often wins
Irish buaiteoir
- buaiteoirone who has won or often wins
Italian vincitore, vincitrice
- vincitoreone who has won or often wins
- vincitriceone who has won or often wins
Japanese 勝者, 勝利者
- 勝者 (shōsha)one who has won or often wins
- 勝利者 (shōrisha)one who has won or often wins
- ウィナー (winā)one who has won or often wins
- 優勝者 (yūshōsha)one who has won or often wins
Korean 승리자, 수상자
- 승리자 (seungnija)one who has won or often wins
- 수상자 (susangja)one who has won or often wins
- 우승자 (useungja)one who has won or often wins
Latin victor, victrīx
- victorone who has won or often wins
- victrīxone who has won or often wins
Latvian uzvarētājs, uzvarētāja
- uzvarētājsone who has won or often wins
- uzvarētājaone who has won or often wins
Lithuanian nugalėtojas, nugalėtoja
- nugalėtojasone who has won or often wins
- nugalėtojaone who has won or often wins
- laimėtojasone who has won or often wins
- laimėtojaone who has won or often wins
Malay pemenang
- pemenangone who has won or often wins
Māori toa, whakaihuwaka
- toaone who has won or often wins
- whakaihuwakaone who has won or often wins
- kaiwinione who has won or often wins
Norwegian Bokmål vinner, seierherre
- vinnerone who has won or often wins
- seierherreone who has won or often wins
Polish zwycięzca, zwyciężczyni
- zwycięzcaone who has won or often wins
- zwyciężczynione who has won or often wins
Portuguese ganhador, ganhadora
- ganhadorone who has won or often wins
- ganhadoraone who has won or often wins
- vencedorone who has won or often wins
- vencedoraone who has won or often wins
Romanian câștigător, câștigătoare
- câștigătorone who has won or often wins
- câștigătoareone who has won or often wins
Russian победи́тель, победи́тельница
- победи́тель (pobedítelʹ)one who has won or often wins
- победи́тельница (pobedítelʹnica)one who has won or often wins
Slovak víťaz, víťazka
- víťazone who has won or often wins
- víťazkaone who has won or often wins
Spanish ganador, ganadora
- ganadorone who has won or often wins
- ganadoraone who has won or often wins
- vencedorone who has won or often wins
- vencedoraone who has won or often wins
Swahili mshindi
- mshindione who has won or often wins
Swedish vinnare, segrare
- vinnareone who has won or often wins
- segrareone who has won or often wins
- segermålpoint, goal (etc.) which wins a contest
Tagalog panalo
- panaloone who has won or often wins
Thai ผู้ชนะ
- ผู้ชนะ (pûu-chá-ná)one who has won or often wins
Turkish galip, kazanan
- galipone who has won or often wins
- kazananone who has won or often wins
Ukrainian перемо́жець, перемо́жниця
- перемо́жець (peremóžecʹ)one who has won or often wins
- перемо́жниця (peremóžnycja)one who has won or often wins
Urdu فاتِح, فائِض
- فاتِح (fātih)one who has won or often wins
- فائِض (fāiz)one who has won or often wins
- غالِب (ġālib)one who has won or often wins
Vietnamese người chiến thắng
- người chiến thắngone who has won or often wins
Welsh enillydd
- enillyddone who has won or often wins
Yiddish געווינער, זיגער
- געווינער (geviner)one who has won or often wins
- זיגער (ziger)one who has won or often wins
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with winner
All rhymes →Sounds the same
winter (some North American dialects)
Cite this entry
APA
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MLA
“winner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winner.
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