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loser
[ loo-zer ]
noun
- a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
The visiting team was the loser in the series.
- Informal.
- a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or, especially, a felony:
a two-time loser.
- a person who has failed at a particular activity:
a loser at marriage.
- someone or something that is marked by consistently or thoroughly bad quality, performance, etc. ( winner def 2 ):
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.
loser
/ ˈːə /
noun
- a person or thing that loses
- a person or thing that seems destined to be taken advantage of, fail, etc
a born loser
- bridge a card that will not take a trick
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·Dzİ noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see under finders, keepers .Example Sentences
A basketball program can flip from perennial losers to winners more easily than football because it can take only a few standout players to change fortunes.
As the biggest state, California would be the biggest loser, with an estimated $129.4 billion at risk over 10 years, but every state would measure its loss in the billions, according to estimates by KFF.
Pivotal because the loser will be one loss away from their season being over.
But who have been seen as the big winners and losers from the draft in Green Bay?
To be sure, Trump is an exceedingly dangerous loser, one with immense military and economic power under his theoretical control.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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