gagnant

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French

Etymology

From gagner +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ɲɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧gnant

Noun

gagnant m (plural gagnants, feminine gagnante)

  1. winner, victor
    Synonyms: triomphateur, vainqueur
    • 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde[1]:
      Les géants du Web apparaissent comme les grands gagnants de ces faiblesses législatives et, désormais, de la censure de la loi Avia.
      The Web giants appear to be the big winners of these legislative weaknesses and, henceforth, of the censorship of the Avia law.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: ganyan

Adjective

gagnant (feminine gagnante, masculine plural gagnants, feminine plural gagnantes)

  1. winning
  2. victorious
    Synonym: victorieux

Participle

gagnant

  1. present participle of gagner

Further reading