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award winner; prize recipient; laureate
award winner; prize recipient; laureate
受賞者が発表された。
The award winners were announced.
ノーベル賞の受賞者にインタビューした。
They interviewed a Nobel Prize laureate.
今年の受賞者は過去最年少の二十三歳で、会場からは大きな拍手が送られた。
This year's winner was the youngest ever at twenty-three, and was met with a great round of applause from the audience.
Composed of 受賞 (receiving a prize) + 者 (person). Commonly used in news reporting about awards ceremonies, literary prizes, and scientific honors.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ノーベル賞受賞者: Nobel Prize laureate
- 歴代受賞者: past winners
- 受賞者リスト: list of winners
- 受賞者発表: announcement of winners
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 受賞: winning a prize — the act itself, not the person
- 入賞者: prize-placer — someone who placed in a competition (broader than winning first)
- 候補者: candidate, nominee — a person being considered for an award but who has not yet won