winner

UK /ˈwɪnə/ US /ˈwɪnɚ/
name 3noun 2

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(noun.)

ADJ

overall

After three rounds of competition, Mark emerged as the overall winner of the tournament.

outright

The champion boxer emerged as the outright winner after knocking down his opponent in the third round.

eventual

joint

The two athletes became joint winners after finishing with identical times in the race.

lucky

The lucky winner of the raffle got to choose any prize from the table.

deserved, worthy

clear, comfortable, convincing, easy, runaway

The team's runaway winner in the championship game scored five goals in the second half.

impressive

big

The technology company became a big winner after launching their new smartphone last year.

shock, surprise, unexpected, unlikely

likely, possible, potential

She's a potential winner of the scholarship based on her excellent grades.

first-time, three-times, etc.

She was a first-time winner of the marathon after training for two years.

consistent, frequent, prolific, regular

His team has been a consistent winner throughout the championship season.

award, championship, competition, contest, cup, election, jackpot, league, match, (gold/silver/bronze) medal, prize (also prizewinner), race, title, tournament, trophy

VERB + WINNER

emerge as

announce

They announced the winner of the lottery on live television last night.

choose, pick

The judges will pick the winner based on creativity and design quality.

back

Sarah backed the winner in the election and felt proud of her choice.

WINNER + VERB

receive sth

The lottery winner received a check for two million dollars last week.

PREP

~ against/over

The local team celebrated their 2-1 victory as winners against the defending champions.

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