a person or thing that wins a prize or is deserving of a prize
Derived forms
prizewinning
adjective
Word origin
[1890–95; prize1 + winner]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, bootstrap, cholesterol, neoclassicism, pogey
Examples of 'prizewinner' in a sentence
prizewinner
A man in a bowler hat showed me his prizewinner.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The prizewinner will be announced next month.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Each prizewinner must demonstrate that it has achieved world-class work.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His prizewinner is characteristic of almost all his work.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Here is surely a future prizewinner that is easy to read and impossible to forget.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
She has been a bestseller and a prizewinner but, like her complex female characters, she is hard to pin down.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their prizewinner in the sports category?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Below we give you a breakdown of all the stars in top form who can help you become a prizewinner.
The Sun (2014)
Synonyms of 'prizewinner'
winner, champion, victor, champ
More Synonyms of prizewinner
In other languages
prizewinner
British English: prizewinner /ˈpraɪzˌwɪnə/ NOUN
A prizewinner is a person, animal, or thing that wins a prize.
American English: prizewinner
Arabic: الفَائِزُ بِالـجَائِزَةِ
Brazilian Portuguese: premiado
Chinese: 得奖人
Croatian: dobitnik nagrade
Czech: výherce
Danish: præmievinder
Dutch: prijswinnaar
European Spanish: premiado
Finnish: palkinnon voittaja
French: gagnant
German: Preisträger
Greek: νικητής επάθλου
Italian: vincitore
Japanese: 受賞者
Korean: 수상자
Norwegian: prisvinner
Polish: laureat
European Portuguese: premiado
Romanian: premiant
Russian: призер
Latin American Spanish: premiado
Swedish: pristagare
Thai: ผู้ชนะรางวัล
Turkish: ödüllü
Ukrainian: переможець
Vietnamese: người trúng giải
Chinese translation of 'prizewinner'
prizewinner
(ˈpraɪzwɪnəʳ)
n(c)
(in competition) 获(獲)奖(獎)者 (huòjiǎngzhě) (位, wèi)
(Scol, Univ, for achievement) 获(獲)奖(獎)者 (huòjiǎngzhě) (位, wèi)
(noun)
The lucky prizewinner will win a holiday for two.
Synonyms
winner
She will present the trophies to the winners.
champion
Kasparov became a world chess champion.
victor
to the victor the spoils
champ (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of champion
Definition
a person, plant, or animal that has defeated all others in a competition