{
    "term": "winner",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person, a team, an animal, etc. that wins something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The **lucky winner** gets an all-expenses-paid trip to Sydney."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **award winner**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **medal/prize winner**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a raffle/jackpot winner"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **winner of a prize/an award**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **winners of the competition** will be announced next month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are no winners in a divorce *(= everyone suffers)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were decisively beaten by the **eventual winners**, Spain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A panel of celebrity judges will **pick the winners**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several factors make the difference between **winners and losers**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the 2018 World Cup winners"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Johnson rode his 48th winner of the year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Labour was the **clear winner** in Scotland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This year's competition winners will be announced on November 13."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Barcelona look likely winners of the Spanish League."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Brazil, five-times winners of the World Cup"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bush was declared the winner of the election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "France were impressive 3–0 winners over Portugal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He backed the winner and won £70."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She didn't win every race, but she was the overall winner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She emerged as the clear winner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is a regular winner in local road races."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is the most likely winner of the contest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was the lucky winner of that week's biggest lottery prize."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The winner will be chosen from the five architects who get through the first round."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The winner will receive a prize of $500."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were no big winners in this week's lottery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were joint winners of the cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who are the real winners in these elections?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright winner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bronze medal winner"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the winner of the race"
                },
                {
                    "text": "England were comfortable winners against Australia last night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was declared the winner of the country's first presidential election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a three-time World Cup winner and Olympic champion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His first novel was an award winner and a bestseller."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Games and toys"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["overall", "outright", "eventual"],
                "verb + winner": ["emerge as", "look", "look like"],
                "winner + verb": ["get something", "receive something"],
                "preposition": ["winner against", "winner over", "winner of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a thing or person that is successful or likely to be successful",
            "sensetop": "onto a winner",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I think your idea is a winner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The design is very good. We could be onto a winner *(= we may do or produce something successful)*.",
                    "contextForm": "onto a winner"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Chardonnay, also at £6.99, is a real winner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film is predicted to be a sound box-office success rather than a runaway winner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The park is a sure winner for a good day out."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a goal or point that causes a team or a person to win a game",
            "labels": "(sport)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Morgan scored the winner after 20 minutes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to choose a horse, etc. that you think is most likely to win a race",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's very good at picking winners."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make a very good choice",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪnə(r)/",
                "audio": "wi/winner/winner__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪnər/",
                "audio": "wi/winner/winner__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}