26984 words

loser

7 definitions • 11 examples
1
a person or team that does not win a game or competition:

Examples:

The losers of both games will play each other for third place.
He's a good/bad loser (= he behaves well/badly when he is defeated).
2
a person who is always unsuccessful at everything they do:

Examples:

He's a born loser.
3
a person that you have no respect for:

Examples:

You're probably thinking, what a loser, right?
"Hey, you bunch of losers - keep walking!" shouted Bill.
4
someone or something that is in a worse position or has less value at the end of a process:

Examples:

The latest price increases mean that the real loser, as usual, is the consumer.
On the London Stock Exchange, losers beat gainers 1,353 to 823.
5
a person who is defeated, or someone who regularly fails:

Examples:

When she found out she’d been accepted to the program because of her low scores, she felt like a loser.
6
shares that lose value on a particular day:

Examples:

On the London Stock Exchange, losers beat gainers 1,353 to 823.
7
a person or company that is at a disadvantage because of their particular situation:

Examples:

In every deal, there are winners and losers.
the big/main/real losers The real losers will be the independent pharmacists who cannot buy in bulk and pass on the savings to customers.

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