winner

Meaning

  1. One who has won or often wins.
  2. A point or goal that wins a competition.

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɪnə/
Etymology

In summary

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”).

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