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winner
noun
a
person
,
team
,
or
animal
that
finishes
first
or
succeeds
in
a
game
,
race
,
contest
,
or
other
competition
•
After
months
of
training
,
Maria
crossed
the
finish
line
as
the
winner
of
the
marathon
.
After
months
of
training
,
Maria
crossed
the
finish
line
as
the
winner
of
the
marathon
.
•
The
quiz
show
host
announced
the
winner
and
handed
him
a
shiny
trophy
.
The
quiz
show
host
announced
the
winner
and
handed
him
a
shiny
trophy
.
Created
in
Middle
English
from
the
verb
“
win
”
+
the
agent-forming
suffix
“
-er
,”
meaning
“
one
who
wins
.”
noun
something
,
such
as
an
idea
,
product
,
or
plan
,
that
is
very
successful
or
likely
to
succeed
•
Your
idea
of
selling
handmade
candles
online
is
a
real
winner
.
Your
idea
of
selling
handmade
candles
online
is
a
real
winner
.
•
The
chef
knew
his
new
chocolate-chili
dessert
would
be
a
winner
with
customers
.
The
chef
knew
his
new
chocolate-chili
dessert
would
be
a
winner
with
customers
.
Extended
figurative
sense
from
the
original
meaning
“
one
who
wins
,”
first
recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
in
American
English
.
