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# winner

noun (a winner, winners)

«winner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person, team or animal that wins a game, race, competition or prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#m1)
2. Something very successful or popular: this recipe is a winner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#m2)
3. In football (soccer), the winner is the goal that wins the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE and games, there is a winner and the others, but good sportsmanship means a good winner shakes hands and does not boast, and a good loser congratulates the winner. In maths, competitions and charts tell you who is the winner by comparing scores or times: the winner of a race has the smallest time; the winner of a quiz has the most points. Phrases: "the winner is…", "a clear winner", "a prize winner", "everyone's a winner", "a sure winner", "the winning goal".

### Examples

- The winner of the race gets a gold medal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x1)
- Our team was the winner of the quiz. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x2)
- And the winner is... Class 4B! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x3)
- She was a gracious winner and thanked everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x4)
- The winner scored 45 points, ten more than second place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x5)
- Your banana bread is a winner! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x6)
- He scored the winner in the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x7)
- Each prize winner received a book token. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x8)
- Just before the run and leap Iktomi put in: “Let the winner have the deer to eat!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/#x9)

### Note

Spelling: double n: winner (win + n + er). Opposite: loser (but say "runner-up" for second place to be kind). In maths problems, check what decides the winner: highest score, shortest time or longest jump. "Winner" is a noun; "winning" is the adjective.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «winner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/winner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«winner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/winner.html) on Mova free.