prizewinner

noun

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

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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 To help others reproduce their cake, the proud prizewinner must clearly document the ingredients used and then describe each step of the process by which the ingredients were transformed into a cake. Richard Ball, The Conversation, 5 June 2025 Last year’s acting prizewinners — Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr., and Da’Vine Joy Randolph — are also slated to appear, meaning a likely return to the Oscars tradition of the previous year's winners passing the title on to the new winners of the opposite gender. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025 Released in South Korea this past June, the Cannes prizewinner turned French Oscar submission went on to bank more than 45,000 local admissions, making the romantic drama a boutique success story for 2024. Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Jan. 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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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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