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WINNER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person with a record of successes
Example:
if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success
Synonyms:
achiever; succeeder; success; winner
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("winner" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winner"):
first lady (the leading woman in an art or profession)
great (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field)
highflier; highflyer (a person of great ability and ambition)
natural (someone regarded as certain to succeed)
sleeper (an unexpected achiever of success)
Derivation:
win (win something through one's efforts)
win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A gambler who wins a bet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("winner" is a kind of...):
gambler (a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winner"):
lottery winner; prize winner (the winner of a lottery)
Antonym:
loser (a gambler who loses a bet)
Derivation:
win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious)
win (win something through one's efforts)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The contestant who wins the contest
Synonyms:
victor; winner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("winner" is a kind of...):
contestant (a person who participates in competitions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "winner"):
contestee (a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested)
medalist; medallist (someone who has won a medal)
upsetter (an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor)
walloper (a winner by a wide margin)
Antonym:
loser (a contestant who loses the contest)
Derivation:
win (be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious)
Context examples:
He told her of horses which he had bought for a trifle and sold for incredible sums; of racing matches, in which his judgment had infallibly foretold the winner; of shooting parties, in which he had killed more birds (though without having one good shot) than all his companions together; and described to her some famous day's sport, with the fox-hounds, in which his foresight and skill in directing the dogs had repaired the mistakes of the most experienced huntsman, and in which the boldness of his riding, though it had never endangered his own life for a moment, had been constantly leading others into difficulties, which he calmly concluded had broken the necks of many.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
He sat, the guest of honor, at an Arden Club banquet, with men of note whom he had heard about and read about all his life; and they told him how, when they had read The Ring of Bells in the Transcontinental, and The Peri and the Pearl in The Hornet, they had immediately picked him for a winner.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
March 27 will be a day to come out of a financial negotiation a winner when Venus and Jupiter will be in a harmonious trine position and help you win the approvals you need.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
