Definition of WINNER

winner

Meanings

Plural: winners

Noun

  • 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.

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

winner is a valid Words With Friends word