game-winner
/ˈɡeɪm ˌwɪn.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡeɪm ˌwɪn.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)
game-winner — noun
1. a person or group that comes out on top in a game, contest, or tournament
a person or group that comes out on top in a game, contest, or tournament
Tariq was the game-winner at the chess tournament after six hours of play.
Ananya and her doubles partner were the game-winners in yesterday's tennis match.
plural form: game-winners
The crowd lifted Chidi onto their shoulders after he became the game-winner of the final round.
No one expected the youngest competitor to be the game-winner of the local tournament.
- loser
direct opposite in competition contexts
用法筆記
This sense is less common than the plain noun 'winner'; the hyphenated form tends to appear in sports or game commentary where the specific event is already named.
2. in sports, a goal, basket, hit, or score that decides the winner of a game, espe
in sports, a goal, basket, hit, or score that decides the winner of a game, especially one achieved at a critical moment near the end of play
Theo scored the game-winner with a powerful shot in the last minute of the match.
verb collocation: score the game-winner
Fatima's free throw was the game-winner, putting her team ahead by one point with three seconds left.
The crowd went wild when Jin's header into the top corner became the game-winner.
Hiroshi's three-pointer at the buzzer was the game-winner that sent his team to the finals.
- winner
shorter form; 'game-winner' is more explicit about the decisive nature
- winning goal
more common in soccer (football) contexts; can refer to any goal scored by the winning side, not necessarily the decider
- deciding point
formal scoring term used in tennis and some rulebooks
- clincher
informal; especially common in baseball and American football commentary
用法筆記
Commonly used in North American sports commentary; the British equivalent often prefers 'winner' or 'winning goal' in football/soccer contexts.