# winner

Pronunciation: US say "WIN-ur" /ˈwɪnɚ/; UK say "WIN-uh" /ˈwɪnə/

## Noun

1. A person, team, animal, or thing that has won something, or that tends to win often.
   - Simple: A person, team, animal, or thing that has won something or often wins.
   - _The election's clear winner addressed supporters late that night._
   - _Some athletes are perennial winners, rarely finishing outside the top spot._
2. A product, idea, plan, or similar thing that is a great success or a popular hit, or looks likely to become one. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Something, like a product or an idea, that is a big success or will probably be one.
   - _The marketing team knew at once that the new flavor was a winner._
   - _Your plan to open on Sundays sounds like a winner to me._
3. The point or goal that secures victory in a competition.
   - Simple: The point or goal that wins a game or match.
   - _She fired the winner past the keeper in the final minute._
   - _His three-pointer at the buzzer turned out to be the winner._
4. In tennis and other racket sports, a shot that the opposing player cannot reach or send back, ending the point in the hitter's favor at once.
   - Simple: In tennis and similar games, a shot the other player cannot get to or hit back, so you win the point.
   - _She struck a backhand winner down the line to break serve in the third set._
   - _He finished the match with 38 winners and only 11 unforced errors._

## Origin

Inherited from Middle English wynner, this is simply 'win' plus the suffix '-er', with related forms in Dutch (winnaar), German (Gewinner), Danish (vinder), and Swedish (vinnare).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/winner (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).