Winner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the contestant who wins the contest

a gambler who wins a bet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪnə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪnə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪnɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

success victor achiever succeeder

Antonyms

loser

Parts of Speech

noun	the contestant who wins the contest
noun	a gambler who wins a bet
noun	a person with a record of successes “his son would never be the achiever that his father was”

Word Forms

win	verb	be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
achieve	verb	to gain with effort
succeed	verb	attain success or reach a desired goal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewinner

der Teilnehmer, der den Wettbewerb gewinnt

🇫🇷French

gagnant

le candidat qui remporte le concours

🇪🇸Spanish

ganador

el concursante que gana el concurso

🇮🇹Italian

vincitore

il concorrente che vince il concorso

🇳🇱Dutch

winnaar

de deelnemer die de wedstrijd wint

🇵🇹Portuguese

ganhador

o competidor que vence o concurso

🇷🇺Russian

победитель

участник, который побеждает в конкурсе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विजेता

वह प्रतियोगी जो प्रतियोगिता जीतता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিজয়ী

প্রতিযোগী যে প্রতিযোগিতায় বিজয়ী হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வெற்றியாளர்

போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறும் போட்டியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విజేత

పోటీలో గెలిచిన పోటీదారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विजेता

स्पर्धा जिंकणारा स्पर्धक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિજેતા

સ્પર્ધક જે હરીફાઈ જીતે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಜೇತ

ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯನ್ನು ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിജയി

മത്സരത്തിൽ വിജയിക്കുന്ന മത്സരാർത്ഥി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੇਤੂ

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਯੋਗੀ ਜੋ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਜਿੱਤਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فاتح

مقابلہ کرنے والا جو مقابلہ جیتتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优胜者

赢得比赛的参赛者

🇯🇵Japanese

勝者

コンテストで優勝した出場者

🇰🇷Korean

우승자

대회에서 우승한 참가자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người chiến thắng

thí sinh chiến thắng cuộc thi

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ชนะ

ผู้เข้าแข่งขันที่ชนะการแข่งขัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemenang

kontestan yang memenangkan kontes

🇵🇭Filipino

nagwagi

ang kalahok na nanalo sa patimpalak

🇲🇾Malay

pemenang

peserta yang memenangi pertandingan itu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفائز

المتسابق الذي يفوز في المسابقة

🇮🇷Persian

برنده

شرکت کننده ای که برنده مسابقه است

🇹🇷Turkish

kazanan

yarışmayı kazanan yarışmacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוֹכֵה

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The primary meaning of 'winner' is 'the contestant who wins the contest'.

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Using 'winner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'winner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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