Meaning of winner In English

• 0 someone who wins a game, competition, or election:

  • There'll be a prize for the winner.

  • The winner of this match will play Aston Villa in the semifinals.

  • And to find out who are the lucky winners of our competition, Samantha is going to draw some names out of the bag.

  • Neil Eaves scored the winner in the last minute of the match.

  • That lemon tart was a winner, wasn't it?

  • UK I think they're onto a winner with this latest product (= it will succeed).

• 1 infml In sports, a winner is also a goal or point that causes a person or a side to win a game:

  • Eaves scored the winner in the final seconds of the game.

  • That chocolate cake was a winner.

• 2 a person or company that is successful in a particular situation such as a competition, a market, or an election:

  • The winner will receive a digital camera.

  • The clear winners in this ecommerce-friendly budget are small businesses.

• 3 something that is very successful and popular:

  • I think we're onto a winner with this product.

  • Analysts at London's smaller banks successfully picked the stock market's winners and losers.