English Online Dictionary. What means winner? What does winner mean?
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪnə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪnɚ/
- Homophone: winter (some North American dialects)
- Rhymes: -ɪnə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: win‧ner
Noun
winner (plural winners)
- One who has won or often wins.
- (sports) A point or goal that wins a competition.
Antonyms
- loser