win⋅ner
 
 /ˈwɪn
ər/ 

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  Show IPA     –noun   1. a person or thing that wins; victor.   
—Idiom  2. winner take all, a situation or outcome whereby the winner receives all the prizes or rewards.   
    
Origin:  
1325–75; ME; see 
win, 
-er 1  
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Win"ner\, n. One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming.      
     
               Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.     
        
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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."




