prizewinner

noun

prize·​win·​ner ˈprīz-ˌwi-nər 

: a winner of a prize

Examples of prizewinner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Past prizewinners have run the gamut of science that, at first glance, appears to be entirely unessential. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026

This Cannes Directors’ Fortnight prizewinner sets out its pitch-black-comic stall early with a prologue in which, after a brief contretemps, local man Raoul Brun (Jean-Louis Coulloc’h) blows his supercilious neighbor’s head off with a shotgun and then disappears. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Learn about North Dakota's history of rodeos and ranching; see prizewinners' saddles; and visit a gallery of bronze sculptures depicting longhorns, horses, and cowboys. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026

Lewer wasn’t the only prizewinner anointed at the ceremony. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prizewinner

• beginner
• breadwinner
• dinner
• inner
• pinner
• sinner
• spinner
• thinner
• tinner
• winner

Kids Definition

prizewinner

noun

prize·​win·​ner -ˌwin-ər 

: a winner of a prize

prizewinning

-ˌwin-iŋ

adjective