Definition

Noun: A person who has won a prize, especially in a competition, contest, or lottery.

Usage

The term "prize winner" is used to specifically identify a person who has been awarded a prize. It emphasizes the achievement of winning. It is commonly used in contexts involving competitions, awards, lotteries, or academic honors.

Examples

• The young scientist was a prize winner in the national innovation contest.
• All prize winners must collect their awards by the end of the month.
• She was announced as the first prize winner in the short story competition.

Advanced Usage

• "Grand prize winner": The winner of the top or most valuable award in a competition.
  • The grand prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two.
• "Prizewinner" (often written as one word): An alternative spelling with the same meaning.
  • The book features interviews with former Nobel prizewinners.

Variants and Related Words

• Prizewinning (adjective): Having won a prize or being of prize-winning quality.
  • The gallery displayed prizewinning photographs from around the world.

Synonyms

• Awardee: A person who receives an award.
• Champion: The winner of a contest or competition.
• Laureate: A person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement (e.g., Nobel laureate).

Antonyms

• Loser: A person who is defeated in a competition.
• Runner-up: A competitor or team finishing in second place.

Noun

1. the winner of a lottery