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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WINNER, n. [from win.] One who gains by success in competition or contest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: winner, victor] [ant: also-ran, loser]
2: a gambler who wins a bet [ant: loser]
3: 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" [syn: achiever, winner, success, succeeder] [ant: failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century one that wins: as a. one that is successful especially through praiseworthy ability and hard work b. a victor especially in games and sports c. one that wins admiration d. a shot in a court game that is not returned and that scores for the player making it

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person, racehorse, etc. that wins. 2 colloq. a successful or highly promising idea, enterprise, etc. (the new scheme seemed a winner).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Winner Win"ner, n. One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(winners) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The winner of a prize, race, or competition is the person, animal, or thing that wins it. She will present the trophies to the award winners... The winner was a horse called Last Town. ? loser N-COUNT 2. If you say that something or someone is a winner, you mean that they are popular and successful, or that they are likely to be popular and successful. (INFORMAL) They think the appeal is a winner... Selling was my game and I intended to be a winner. = success, hit ? failure N-COUNT: usu sing, a N

Moby Thesaurus

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