(じゅしょうしゃ)

じゅしょうしゃ
noun
award winner; prize recipient; laureate
1. award winner; prize recipient; laureate
award winner; prize recipient; laureate
受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)発表(はっぴょう)された。
The award winners were announced.
ノーベル(しょう)受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)にインタビューした。
They interviewed a Nobel Prize laureate.
今年(ことし)受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)過去(かこ)(さい)年少(ねんしょう)二十三歳(にじゅうさんさい)で、会場(かいじょう)からは(おお)きな拍手(はくしゅ)(おく)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(じゅしょう) (receiving a prize) + (しゃ) (person). Commonly used in news reporting about awards ceremonies, literary prizes, and scientific honors.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ノーベル(しょう)受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ): Nobel Prize laureate
  • 歴代(れきだい)受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ): past winners
  • 受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)リスト: list of winners
  • 受賞者(じゅしょうしゃ)発表(はっぴょう): announcement of winners

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 受賞(じゅしょう): winning a prize — the act itself, not the person
  • 入賞者(にゅうしょうしゃ): prize-placer — someone who placed in a competition (broader than winning first)
  • 候補者(こうほしゃ): candidate, nominee — a person being considered for an award but who has not yet won