Definition of WINNER

winner

Plural: winners

Noun

  • One who wins a competition or achieves success.
  • the contestant who wins the contest
  • a gambler who wins a bet
  • a person with a record of successes
    • "only winners need apply"
  • One who has won or often wins.
  • A point or goal that wins a competition.

Examples

  • Every Scrabble player dreams of being the WINNER, especially after a high-scoring play.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Antonyms

loser

Scrabble Score: 9

winner: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
winner: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
winner: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

winner: valid Words With Friends Word