Refers to the person or side that wins a game, contest, election, battle, or other competition. The opposite is 敗者.
Antonyms: 敗者
The winner of the match will be awarded a trophy.
Only the winners can advance to the next round.
The winner of the election was announced.
After extra time, the winner was decided.
The one who fights through to the end becomes the winner.
勝ち組 is a casual, often social or economic term for the 'winning side' of society, while 勝者 is a neutral word for the winner of a specific contest.
勝者 is the standard, natural Japanese word for a winner, while ビクター is a rare katakana borrowing rarely used in ordinary speech.
勝者 simply means the winner of a single contest, whereas 覇者 implies a reigning, dominant champion over a whole competition or era.
勝利 means the abstract event of 'victory' itself, while 勝者 refers to the person or side who achieves that victory.
A Sino-Japanese compound: 勝 means 'victory' or 'win', and 者 means 'person', giving the meaning 'person who wins'.