Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that wins, especially a victor in sports or a notably successful person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which wins; a successful contestant or competitor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who has
won or oftenwins . - noun sports A point or goal that wins a competition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person with a record of successes
- noun a gambler who wins a bet
- noun the contestant who wins the contest
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Examples
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Even if United wins its remaining three games, its final tally of 82 points would be the lowest total by the title winner in a decade and 13 points fewer than the record set by Chelsea in the 2004-05 campaign.
Limping to a Photo Finish Jonathan Clegg 2011
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The May 11th airing will feature the Osmonds crowning one amazing mom as the title winner, per the results of an online viewer polling.
Donnie Osmond Marie Osmond Miss USA Pageant April 2008: Osmond Miss USA Pageant Hosts 2008
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Tursunov, ranked 46th in the world and a title winner already this year at Rosmalen, saved two set points against his serve in the 12th game of the opening set, holding to force the tiebreaker.
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The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.
News round-up 2010
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The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.
News round-up 2010
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The title winner for the foil was Columbia/Barnard's Nicole Ross, who defeated Penn State's Doris Willette, 15-9, for the gold.
The Harvard Crimson | All Articles B. marjorie Gullick 2010
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The title winner for the foil was Columbia/Barnard's Nicole Ross, who defeated Penn State's Doris Willette, 15-9, for the gold.
The Harvard Crimson | All Articles B. marjorie Gullick 2010
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The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.
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The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.
News round-up 2010
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The difference between myself and the title winner last year was a single point.
News round-up 2010
oroboros commented on the word winner
A woman received 2nd Prize for her delicious sponge cake in a baking contest. Turns out that she was the only entrant to the contest, but she wasn't disappointed; once before she was the only entrant in a different baking contest and received 3rd Prize for her fruit cobbler!
--Heard on NPR
July 6, 2007
reesetee commented on the word winner
Ha! Definition of a true optimist. :-)
July 8, 2007