winner
/ˈwɪnɚ/
noun
Common
1.n.the contestant who wins the contest
2.n.a gambler who wins a bet
3.n.a person with a record of successes
“his son would never be the achiever that his father was”
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winner and winter differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. winner means “the contestant who wins the contest”. winter means “the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox”. winter is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈwɪnɚ/
1.n.the contestant who wins the contest
2.n.a gambler who wins a bet
3.n.a person with a record of successes
“his son would never be the achiever that his father was”
/ˈwɪntɚ/
| winner | winter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪnɚ/ | /ˈwɪntɚ/ |
| Said | WIN-ur | WIN-tur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 3 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | victor | wintertime |
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1.n.the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
2.v.spend the winter
“We wintered on the Riviera”