winner

5 definitions found

winner - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Winner \Win"ner\, n.
     One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or
     gaming.
     [1913 Webster]

winner - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  winner
      n 1: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: winner,
           victor] [ant: also-ran, loser]
      2: a gambler who wins a bet [ant: loser]
      3: a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be
         the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply";
         "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a
         success" [syn: achiever, winner, success, succeeder]
         [ant: failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful   person
         ]

winner - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  winner
  
  
     1. n. An unexpectedly good situation, program, programmer, or person.
  
     2. real winner: Often sarcastic, but also used as high praise (see
     also the note under user). "He's a real winner -- never reports a
     bug till he can duplicate it and send in an example."
  

winner - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Winner, SD (city, FIPS 72180)
    Location: 43.37386 N, 99.85869 W
    Population (1990): 3354 (1540 housing units)
    Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

winner - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "winner":
     activist, ball of fire, beaver, big-time operator, boast, bustler,
     busy bee, catch, champ, champion, cinch, comer, conquering hero,
     conqueror, conquistador, defeater, diamond, doer, eager beaver,
     easy winner, enthusiast, find, gem, go-getter, godsend, good thing,
     hero, human dynamo, hustler, jewel, live wire, man of action,
     man of deeds, master, militant, natural, new broom, operator,
     pancratiast, pearl, plum, political activist, powerhouse, pride,
     pride and joy, prize, runner-up, shoo-in, star, subduer,
     subjugator, success, sure bet, sure success, sure thing,
     sure winner, take-charge guy, top dog, treasure, triumpher, trophy,
     trouvaille, vanquisher, victor, wheeler-dealer, windfall