loser
//luːzə(ɹ)//
Forms
- Plural
- losers
Definitions
1.A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
- In a two-horse race there is always one winner and one loser.
- He was always a good loser.
2.Something of poor quality.
3.A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
- That guy is a born loser!
- I'm a constant loser in love.
4.A contemptible or unfashionable person.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3919
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er.
In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.