Winner

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  winner
       n 1: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: {victor}] [ant: {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}, {success}, {succeeder}]
          [ant: {failure}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  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."
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Winner, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    3137
     Housing Units (2000): 1526
     Land area (2000):     1.544848 sq. miles (4.001139 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.544848 sq. miles (4.001139 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            72180
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             43.373869 N, 99.857648 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Winner, SD
      Winner