Winner
['wɪnə] or ['wɪnɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a gambler who wins a bet.
(noun.) the contestant who wins the contest.
Checked by Ida--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.
Edited by Davy
Examples
- Did you have the winner? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He had played nearly every day at one club or other, but he was a cautious player, and usually rose a winner. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I was left there alone--winner of the field. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- They had run races of pleasure together in youth when Bareacres was the winner. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I had a winner. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Was the prize gained--the heaven of life--and the winner still doubtful and unsatisfied? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The other two were to battle and then I to fight the conqueror for the liberty which was accorded the final winner. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I had three winners. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Editor: Pasquale