guanyador

Guanyador is a Catalan noun meaning "winner" or "champion," used to refer to a person who wins a contest, prize, or competition. The feminine form is guanyadora, and the related adjectives are guanyador and guanyadora, used to describe someone who has won or achieved a winning status. The term derives from the verb guanyar, "to win."

Usage and context occur across sports, awards ceremonies, contests, and other competitive settings in Catalan-speaking regions. It is common in media, official announcements, and everyday speech to identify the person who emerges victorious. For example, one might say "El guanyador del premi" or "La guanyadora del campionat," depending on the gender of the winner.

Regional and linguistic notes indicate that guanyador is primarily used in Catalan-speaking areas such as Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, the Valencian Community, and Andorra. In Spanish, the equivalent term is ganardor or ganador; in Portuguese, vencecedor or vencedor. The word reflects the broader family of Romance-language terms for victory, sharing the same semantic core with these cognates.

See also: Ganador, Vencedor, Campeón, Premi.