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award winner
A woman who has been honored with a prize or award for a special achievement.
Die diesjährige Preisträgerin des Deutschen Buchpreises wurde heute bekannt gegeben.
This year's winner of the German Book Prize was announced today.
The word is made up of 'Preis' (prize) and 'Trägerin' (female bearer). So a 'Preisträgerin' (female award winner) is literally a woman who 'carries' a prize, or rather has received one.
Als Preisträgerin durfte sie bei der Zeremonie eine Rede halten.
As the award winner, she was allowed to give a speech at the ceremony.
To name the specific prize the person has won, the genitive is usually used. Alternatively, the preposition 'von' (of/from) with the dative is also possible.
Sie ist die Preisträgerin des wichtigsten Filmpreises des Landes.
She is the winner of the country's most important film award.
'Preisträgerin' (female award winner) is often combined with adjectives such as 'diesjährig' (this year's), 'ehemalig' (former), or 'glücklich' (happy). Typical verbs are 'küren' (to choose/name), 'ehren' (to honor), or 'bekannt geben' (to announce).
Die Jury hat die diesjährige Preisträgerin einstimmig gekürt.
The jury unanimously chose this year's award winner.
prizewinner
'Preisträger' and 'Preisträgerin' mean almost the same thing in content: a person has received a prize or award. The difference is the person's gender. 'Der Preisträger' is used for a man, or sometimes generally when gender is not important. 'Die Preisträgerin' is used for a woman. The words can be confused because they are built the same way and only the ending is different. If you are talking about a specific woman, 'Preisträgerin' sounds more precise and natural.
Bei der Feier stellte die Bürgermeisterin die junge Preisträgerin vor.
At the ceremony, the mayor introduced the young prizewinner.
Der Preisträger bedankte sich bei seiner Familie für die Unterstützung.
The prizewinner thanked his family for their support.