Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that fails to win.
- noun A person who takes loss in a specified way.
- noun A person who is unable to be successful on a sustained basis.
- noun One that loses opportunities or advantages.
- noun One that is bad in quality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who loses, or is subjected to loss; one who fails to win, gain, or keep.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who loses.
- noun slang A person who is habitually unsuccessful at some endeavor, such as employment or personal relationships.
- noun slang A plan or strategy unlikely to succeed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
fails towin . - noun Someone who loses in a
specified manner. - noun Someone with bad
luck or poorskills whoconsistently loses. - noun Something of poor
quality . - noun A person of
unhappy circumstances . - noun derogatory A contemptible or unfashionable person.
- noun Someone that has lost weight. (a recent term, originally from Kelloggs, but now has come from NBC show "The Biggest Loser")
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gambler who loses a bet
- noun a contestant who loses the contest
- noun a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
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Examples
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Uemployed, without any money or children and driving a beat-up old car, he has the word "loser" written all over him.
George Heymont: Two Indian Indie Gems: The Blue Tower and Third Person Singular Number George Heymont 2011
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But a loser is a loser no mater how hard they cry. digger
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Other than Pelosi, every other loser is a Republican or the whole party affiliate.
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Sarah Palin besides being a loser is also a quitter.
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We know that the loser is the government, because it loses tax revenue.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “The Rise of the New Paternalism” 2010
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Uemployed, without any money or children and driving a beat-up old car, he has the word "loser" written all over him.
George Heymont: Two Indian Indie Gems: The Blue Tower and Third Person Singular Number George Heymont 2011
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Don't sports teams play by the rules and the loser is the loser?
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May 27th, 2008 12: 19 am ET once a loser is always a loser this is not news. clinton news network cnn.
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This has shown future generations that when entering a game or following established rules they may be changed to appease those that are losing when the loser is a powerful individual, corporation or group.
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems 2008
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I guess the loser is the Democratic party in general.
lampbane commented on the word loser
"Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?"
January 10, 2007