winner
noun
Simple meaning
A gambler who wins a bet.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɪnɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A gambler who wins a bet
One who has won or often wins.
The contestant who wins the contest
sports
A point or goal that wins a competition.
A ghost town in Minnesota.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A gambler who wins a bet
Used this way, winner is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use winner
- “The lucky winner of the contest received a large cash prize.”noun
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Sense: gambler who wins a bet
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