prizewinner

noun

prize·​win·​ner ˈprīz-ˌwi-nər How to pronounce prizewinner (audio)
Synonyms of prizewinnernext
: a winner of a prize

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The most-deserving big prizewinners were David Szalay’s Flesh and Omad El Akkad’s One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which won the Booker Prize and the National Book Award, respectively. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2025 There are mini gourds and prizewinner pumpkins — one of the largest grown at the farm this year surpassed 200 lbs. Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025 Percival Everett’s Pulitzer prizewinner James is a response to Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025 Three prizewinners in three categories—Best Impact, Best Business and Most Promising—were recognised for solutions realised together with particular Maisons. Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for prizewinner

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prizewinner was circa 1849

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“Prizewinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prizewinner. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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prizewinner

noun
prize·​win·​ner -ˌwin-ər How to pronounce prizewinner (audio)
: a winner of a prize
prizewinning
-ˌwin-iŋ
adjective

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