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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Winner \Win"ner\, n. One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or gaming. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}] [ant: {loser}] 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 Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [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."
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