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单词 loser
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loser

noun

los·​er ˈlü-zər How to pronounce loser (audio)
1
: a person or thing that loses especially consistently
The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year.
2
: a person who is incompetent or unable to succeed
Don't waste your time on that loser.
also : something doomed to fail or disappoint
his position is a loser politically Fred Barnes

Synonyms

  • bomb
  • bummer
  • bust
  • catastrophe
  • clinker
  • clunker
  • debacle
  • débâcle
  • disaster
  • dud
  • failure
  • fiasco
  • fizzle
  • flop
  • frost
  • lemon
  • miss
  • shipwreck
  • turkey
  • washout
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Example Sentences

The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year. The loser of the bet has to buy drinks for the winner. Whoever benefits from the new government programs, the real loser will be the American taxpayer. That guy is a born loser.
Recent Examples on the Web As politics, safe consumption sites are a loser for Newsom. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Duke Walker struck out 13 six innings for the win in the loser's bracket. Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2022 Butler faces Texas A&M in the loser's bracket Tuesday. John Marshall, Chron, 22 Nov. 2021 The worst job in all of sports journalism is to be assigned interviews in the loser's locker room. Don Yaeger, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 Peloton is hardly the only pandemic winner to recently turn into a post-pandemic loser. Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 Troy Stradford’s 42-yard run put Boston College on top for good, and Tony Thurman picked off his third pass of the game in the end zone in the final minute to send Alabama home a loser. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2022 If Middleboro loses: Saturday vs. Mid-Atlantic/Southwest region loser, 7 p.m. Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 After two memorable meetings in 2020, these two national powers reunite for a late-season matchup that could easily send the loser hurtling out of College Football Playoff contention and boost the winner into a permanent spot in the top four. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

loser

noun

as in disaster
something that has failed the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disaster
  • failure
  • catastrophe
  • disappointment
  • bust
  • flop
  • miss
  • washout
  • mess
  • fiasco
  • bomb
  • dud
  • clunker
  • lemon
  • debacle
  • shipwreck
  • turkey
  • bummer
  • fizzle
  • clinker
  • débâcle
  • frost
  • has-been
  • dog
  • near miss
  • also-ran
  • hash
  • shambles
  • botch
  • nonevent
  • nonstarter
  • muddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • winner
  • success
  • hit
  • blockbuster
  • smash
  • phenomenon
  • dandy
  • crackerjack
  • corker
  • crackajack
  • jim-dandy
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