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Winners of games and competitions

winner

noun

someone who wins a race, competition, or prize

champion

noun

someone who has won an important competition, especially in sport

laureate

noun

someone who has won a prize for their achievements, especially a nobel prize

record-holder

noun

someone who has done something faster, longer, better etc than anyone else

dark horse

noun

someone who wins a race, competition, election etc that no one expected them to win

medalist

the American spelling of medallist

victor

noun

the winner of a competition or battle

champ

noun

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medallist

noun

someone who has won a medal in a competition

gold medallist

noun

someone who wins a gold medal

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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