loser

[ loo-zer ]
/ ˈlu zər /
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noun

a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
Informal.
  1. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or, especially, a felony: a two-time loser.
  2. a person who has failed at a particular activity: a loser at marriage.
  3. someone or something that is marked by consistently or thoroughly bad quality, performance, etc.: Don't bother to see that film, it's a real loser.
Slang. a misfit, especially someone who has never or seldom been successful at a job, personal relationship, etc.

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Origin of loser

1300–50; Middle English losere destroyer; see lose, -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM loser

non·los·er, noun

Words nearby loser

lose one's nerve, lose one's shirt, lose one's temper, lose one's touch, lose out, loser, lose sight of, lose sleep over, lose the thread, lose time, lose touch
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Words related to loser

also-ran, underdog, deadbeat, flop, dud, defeated, failure, has-been, disadvantaged, underprivileged, down-and-outer

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British Dictionary definitions for loser

loser
/ (ˈluːzə) /

noun

a person or thing that loses
a person or thing that seems destined to be taken advantage of, fail, etca born loser
bridge a card that will not take a trick
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Idioms and Phrases with loser

loser

see under finders, keepers.

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