name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Michael Winner directed the 1974 action film "Death Wish".
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A ghost town in Minnesota.
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name
A city, the county seat of Tripp County, South Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who has won or often wins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A point or goal that wins a competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
a person with a record of successes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: achiever, success, succeeder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: first lady, great, highflier, highflyer, natural, sleeper
noun
a gambler who wins a bet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: loser
Broader terms: gambler
Narrower terms: prize winner, lottery winner
noun
the contestant who wins the contest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: victor
Antonyms: loser
Broader terms: contestant
Narrower terms: contestee, medalist, medallist, upsetter, walloper
History
Inherited from Middle English wynner, wynnere, equivalent to win + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Winner (“winner”), West Frisian winner (“winner”), Dutch winner and winnaar (“winner”), German Low German Winner, Gewinner (“winner”), German Gewinner (“winner”), Danish vinder (“winner”), Swedish vinnare (“winner”), Norwegian vinner (“winner”).
Across languages
195 source translations are retained for this English entry.