Collocations for winner - noun

overall
She didn''t win every race, but she was the overall winner.

outright
With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright winner.

eventual | joint
They were joint winners of the cup.

lucky
She was the lucky winner of that week''s biggest lottery prize.

deserved, worthy | clear, comfortable, convincing, easy, runaway
She emerged as the clear winner.

impressive | big
There were no big winners in this week''s lottery.

shock, surprise, unexpected, unlikely | likely, possible, potential
Barcelona look likely winners of the Spanish League.

first-time, three-times, etc.
Italy, three times winners of the World Cup

consistent, frequent, prolific, regular
She is a regular winner in local road races.

award, championship, competition, contest, cup, election, jackpot, league, match, (gold/silver/bronze) medal, prize (also ‘prizewinner’), race, title, tournament, trophy

emerge as | announce
The winner of the competition will be announced this afternoon.

choose, pick
The winner will be chosen from the five architects who get through the first round. | He''s very good at picking winners (= at guessing who is going to win).

back
He backed the winner and won £70.

receive sth
The winner will receive a prize of £500.

~ against/over
France were impressive 3-0 winners over Portugal.