winner
English
/ˈwɪnə/, /ˈwɪnɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One who has won or often wins.
- (sports) A point or goal that wins a competition.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wynner suf from English win (struggle).
Origin
English
win
Gloss
struggle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewin English
- bread English
- breadwinner English
- cowinner English
- electrowin English
- letter English
- letterwinner English
- match English
- matchwinner English
- nonwinner English
- outwin English
- overwin English
- prize English
- prizewinner English
- rewin English
- soul English
- soulwinner English
- stakes English
- stakeswinner English
- win English
- winless English
- winnability English
- winnable English
- winnerhood English
- winnerless English
- winnership English
- winnest English
- winneth English
- witherwin English
- Gewinner German
- gewinnen German
- broodwinner Dutch, Flemish
- winner Dutch, Flemish
- vinna Swedish
- vinnare Swedish
- winnen Middle English
- wynner Middle English
- vinde Danish
- vinder Danish
- 溫拿 Chinese
- Winner German Low German
- wina Xhosa
- winim Tok Pisin
- Winnerin Low German
- win Chuukese