Definition of loser in English:

loser

noun ˈluːzəˈluzər

1A person or thing that loses or has lost something, especially a game or contest.
he was the loser in last year's race for governor
Example sentencesExamples
- Repeatedly denied a clear run, he finished fifth, a really unlucky loser.
- He certainly didn't want a loser's medal!
- Both clubs have managed victory in one of their opening four league games so tomorrow's losers will find themselves off the pace.
- First, I identified traits associated with winners and losers of male contests.
- The winners certainly outpace the losers in this period.
- The losers in the game also won their share of goodies too from the organisers.
- Now Chris has two weeks to turn a batch of fumbling snowboard losers into winners.
- One of the contest losers notices all this and sues.
- Two outings ago he was denied a clear run and looked an unlucky loser.
- Any who inflicted such wounds or dropped a blade was automatically declared the loser.
- Moreover, the victim perhaps even turns the table, and turns the loser into a winner.
- If the game is as good as the league final their supporters are in for a real treat, and even though the losers in both games have one more chance no team wants to lose.
- He realised that a bit of synergy between the units could turn the losers into winners.
- Everyone is aware of the continual disconnect issue with losers of a game.
- The team which suffered the most " wounds " was declared the loser.
- I also increased the fighting time of losers of contests relative to winners of contests.
- The team captains hold aloft the cup and together pull it apart to reveal two specially-made halves - in this game there are no losers.
- The Conservatives and the Labour Party both emerged as losers in the European elections.
- The loser of the previous game deals the cards again for the next game.
- A score in the opening 30 minutes may have changed the game for the losers.
Synonyms
defeated person, also-ran, the defeated, the vanquished
runner-up
1. 1.1with adjective A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace.
  they should concede that we won and be good losers
  Example sentencesExamples
  The runner-up received 2973 votes from the public and was a really good loser on the day.
  It will be a hard task for Labor to win the next election - but at least we know that he is an experienced and graceful loser who would inflict no new wounds on his party in that event.
  A group winner, playoff side, and gallant loser must be found.
  And he's got to be a magnanimous, gracious loser to help bring the country together.
  He could just have been a sore loser who'd met an opponent coldly invulnerable to his glowering mind games.
  To bicker senselessly and be sore losers is as pathetic as it is graceless.
  Repeat maxim: pathetic losers don't have friends.
  Of course we're poor losers… how do you think we became such prolific winners?
  He held a sign showing a cartoon politician in tears alongside the slogan: ‘Bad loser!’
  There would have been howls of anger and charges of ‘sore loser,’ I'm sure.
  Why did Chris sound like a pathetic sore loser?
  Legal challenges will be abound from sore losers and political opportunists trying to exploit legal technicalities.
  A sore loser, Grace thought, too bad… no doubt he'll want a rematch.
  Here we also have an appropriately gracious loser, ‘everyone's so gorgeous, it must have been a nightmare to decide!’
  Like most men or women who attain distinction in their chosen sport, and whose competitive streak is almost visible, Harry is a self-confessed rotten loser.
  You really do sound like some kind of jealous loser.
2. 1.2 A person who is disadvantaged by a particular situation or course of action.
  children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education
  Example sentencesExamples
  The losers from all that are, of course, the poor little children who happen to be the subject of the proceedings.
  The people and the communities that local government purports to serve will be the real losers if this fails to happen.
  However in some situations the children and the father are losers as the mother plays out her hurt and resentment at the break up by denying contact between them.
  They see themselves as losers in the global political order.
  Of course, radical change creates losers as well as winners.
  The situation is overwhelming and the loser is the child.
  The real losers of the present situation are the genuine asylum seekers and the British people!
  Who was the winner and who was the loser in this situation?
  It is a win-win situation, with the only losers being the American people.
  Of course, the ultimate loser will be the loyal baseball fan, who will no longer be able to get free audio play-by-play while out of town.
  Because the losers in any strike are, of course, the General Public.
  Where there are winners, of course, there are losers, and the electricity generator company was among them.
  It might be obvious who are the losers in the scandal-obsessed politics of the moment.
  Of course, the real losers in that are the pilots and the plan participants.
  The only losers remain the victims, who deserve to have their deaths honored by a little more intelligence, not to mention manifest humanity.
  The only losers in this situation are the multinational drug companies, and anyone else who benefits from big drug sales.
  But the real losers in all this, of course, were the listeners and viewers.
  Farmers are simply the losers in a win-lose situation.
  The losers were those who already faced discrimination by employers or politicians, such as African-Americans and immigrants.
  It may take some time, but the ultimate losers in a world of reduced suppliers will of course be the carriers themselves.
  Of course, nearly every policy creates losers as well as winners.
3. 1.3informal A person who fails frequently or is generally unsuccessful in life.
  a ragtag community of rejects and losers
  Example sentencesExamples
  He saw himself in too many of the losers who frequented the bar they worked from.
  Nobody writes an autobiography saying I was a loser, a failure and a fool.
  Unfortunately, though, that axe-dropping has only served to make Mary feel like a reject, a loser, a hideous thing destined to live her life alone.
  Why does it make us geeks, losers, or freaks to know the characters, be able to recite some lines, and just love the franchise?
  As a result, blind dating isn't just for geeks and losers anymore (well, not entirely, anyway).
  I knew I sounded like a loser and a nobody but for once I didn't care.
  The very notion of trying to sell Spanish cars labelled this man a fool and a loser.
  Then, I can salvage some dignity by pretending I'm a cool artsy type who wants to be alone in a bar instead of a loser whom nobody loves.
  They assume that all the users online are psychos, freaks, losers, geeks, or desperate, as the internet has a bad reputation for deceit.
  We do not require input from losers and idiots on who we vote for in our own country.
  Kathy fidgeted beside him, studying her nails, ill at ease among these obvious geeks and losers.
  Cleaves writes about desperate men, losers and failures, all from the perspective of a bar room raconteur.
  You must be losing it by now, crumbling under my assault, failing like the loser you are!
  I don't know how I could have failed against a complete loser like you!
  I went into this room filled with losers and rejects of all varieties.
  I married to save face and save myself from being called a loser or a failure.
  Synonyms
  failure, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, born loser, dead loss, nonentity, nobody
  write-off, has-been
  informal flop, dud, non-starter, no-hoper, washout, lemon, two-time loser
4. 1.4Bridge A card that is expected to be part of a losing trick.
  South appeared to have three losers: a trump, a diamond, and a spade
  Example sentencesExamples
  Non-aces out of trump are almost always losers, even though they might earn points in meld.
  Queens, jacks and nines are called losers (though they can occasionally win a trick).

Phrases

be on (or on to) a loser

informal Be involved in a course of action that is bound to fail.
you're on to a loser if you try and tell them what to do
Example sentencesExamples
- We were on a loser from the moment the ingredients were ordered.
- But, if he'd even toyed with the idea of defining journalism, he must have realised he would be on a loser.
- Of course, though, the announcer was on a loser from the outset.
- Remember that in court they would need to prove how they arrived at the cost of the charges and if they cannot do so, they would probably be on a loser with the courts.
- A few years ago you would have been on a loser if you were trying to market products aimed at senior citizens on the web.
- When it became apparent that it was on a loser earlier this year, the company changed it policy on temps, effectively shutting the door on future claims.
- But anyone who suggests starting a full-blooded cargo and passenger airport on the estate is on to a loser.
- Even the defence council reckoned he was on a loser; he just hadn't been able to get any sense out of his client.
- He was on a loser as they say…… the deal was already done in truth.
- I was on a loser until I asked him if he'd make the same decision if it were his health we were discussing.

Rhymes

abuser, accuser, boozer, bruiser, chooser, cruiser, diffuser, infuser, lollapalooza, Marcuse, medusa, mezuzah, misuser, peruser, refuser, snoozer, Sousa, user, yakuza

Definition of loser in US English:

loser

nounˈluzərˈlo͞ozər

1A person or thing that loses or has lost something, especially a game or contest.
Example sentencesExamples
- Repeatedly denied a clear run, he finished fifth, a really unlucky loser.
- Any who inflicted such wounds or dropped a blade was automatically declared the loser.
- The team which suffered the most " wounds " was declared the loser.
- Both clubs have managed victory in one of their opening four league games so tomorrow's losers will find themselves off the pace.
- Moreover, the victim perhaps even turns the table, and turns the loser into a winner.
- He realised that a bit of synergy between the units could turn the losers into winners.
- He certainly didn't want a loser's medal!
- I also increased the fighting time of losers of contests relative to winners of contests.
- One of the contest losers notices all this and sues.
- The losers in the game also won their share of goodies too from the organisers.
- The winners certainly outpace the losers in this period.
- The Conservatives and the Labour Party both emerged as losers in the European elections.
- Two outings ago he was denied a clear run and looked an unlucky loser.
- A score in the opening 30 minutes may have changed the game for the losers.
- Everyone is aware of the continual disconnect issue with losers of a game.
- First, I identified traits associated with winners and losers of male contests.
- Now Chris has two weeks to turn a batch of fumbling snowboard losers into winners.
- If the game is as good as the league final their supporters are in for a real treat, and even though the losers in both games have one more chance no team wants to lose.
- The team captains hold aloft the cup and together pull it apart to reveal two specially-made halves - in this game there are no losers.
- The loser of the previous game deals the cards again for the next game.
Synonyms
defeated person, also-ran, the defeated, the vanquished
1. 1.1 A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified.
  we won fair and square—they should concede that and be good losers
  Example sentencesExamples
  A group winner, playoff side, and gallant loser must be found.
  He could just have been a sore loser who'd met an opponent coldly invulnerable to his glowering mind games.
  Of course we're poor losers… how do you think we became such prolific winners?
  A sore loser, Grace thought, too bad… no doubt he'll want a rematch.
  Like most men or women who attain distinction in their chosen sport, and whose competitive streak is almost visible, Harry is a self-confessed rotten loser.
  Legal challenges will be abound from sore losers and political opportunists trying to exploit legal technicalities.
  It will be a hard task for Labor to win the next election - but at least we know that he is an experienced and graceful loser who would inflict no new wounds on his party in that event.
  He held a sign showing a cartoon politician in tears alongside the slogan: ‘Bad loser!’
  And he's got to be a magnanimous, gracious loser to help bring the country together.
  There would have been howls of anger and charges of ‘sore loser,’ I'm sure.
  To bicker senselessly and be sore losers is as pathetic as it is graceless.
  Repeat maxim: pathetic losers don't have friends.
  You really do sound like some kind of jealous loser.
  The runner-up received 2973 votes from the public and was a really good loser on the day.
  Here we also have an appropriately gracious loser, ‘everyone's so gorgeous, it must have been a nightmare to decide!’
  Why did Chris sound like a pathetic sore loser?
2. 1.2 A person or thing that is put at a disadvantage by a particular situation or course of action.
  children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education
  Example sentencesExamples
  The losers were those who already faced discrimination by employers or politicians, such as African-Americans and immigrants.
  It may take some time, but the ultimate losers in a world of reduced suppliers will of course be the carriers themselves.
  They see themselves as losers in the global political order.
  Who was the winner and who was the loser in this situation?
  Of course, nearly every policy creates losers as well as winners.
  However in some situations the children and the father are losers as the mother plays out her hurt and resentment at the break up by denying contact between them.
  Farmers are simply the losers in a win-lose situation.
  The losers from all that are, of course, the poor little children who happen to be the subject of the proceedings.
  But the real losers in all this, of course, were the listeners and viewers.
  It might be obvious who are the losers in the scandal-obsessed politics of the moment.
  Of course, the real losers in that are the pilots and the plan participants.
  It is a win-win situation, with the only losers being the American people.
  The only losers in this situation are the multinational drug companies, and anyone else who benefits from big drug sales.
  The only losers remain the victims, who deserve to have their deaths honored by a little more intelligence, not to mention manifest humanity.
  Where there are winners, of course, there are losers, and the electricity generator company was among them.
  Of course, the ultimate loser will be the loyal baseball fan, who will no longer be able to get free audio play-by-play while out of town.
  Because the losers in any strike are, of course, the General Public.
  The situation is overwhelming and the loser is the child.
  The people and the communities that local government purports to serve will be the real losers if this fails to happen.
  Of course, radical change creates losers as well as winners.
  The real losers of the present situation are the genuine asylum seekers and the British people!
3. 1.3informal A person who fails frequently or is generally unsuccessful in life.
  a ragtag community of rejects and losers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Nobody writes an autobiography saying I was a loser, a failure and a fool.
  As a result, blind dating isn't just for geeks and losers anymore (well, not entirely, anyway).
  Cleaves writes about desperate men, losers and failures, all from the perspective of a bar room raconteur.
  I went into this room filled with losers and rejects of all varieties.
  Kathy fidgeted beside him, studying her nails, ill at ease among these obvious geeks and losers.
  You must be losing it by now, crumbling under my assault, failing like the loser you are!
  The very notion of trying to sell Spanish cars labelled this man a fool and a loser.
  I don't know how I could have failed against a complete loser like you!
  I knew I sounded like a loser and a nobody but for once I didn't care.
  Then, I can salvage some dignity by pretending I'm a cool artsy type who wants to be alone in a bar instead of a loser whom nobody loves.
  I married to save face and save myself from being called a loser or a failure.
  Unfortunately, though, that axe-dropping has only served to make Mary feel like a reject, a loser, a hideous thing destined to live her life alone.
  He saw himself in too many of the losers who frequented the bar they worked from.
  We do not require input from losers and idiots on who we vote for in our own country.
  They assume that all the users online are psychos, freaks, losers, geeks, or desperate, as the internet has a bad reputation for deceit.
  Why does it make us geeks, losers, or freaks to know the characters, be able to recite some lines, and just love the franchise?
  Synonyms
  failure, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, born loser, dead loss, nonentity, nobody
4. 1.4Bridge A card that is expected to be part of a losing trick.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Queens, jacks and nines are called losers (though they can occasionally win a trick).
  Non-aces out of trump are almost always losers, even though they might earn points in meld.

单词	loser
释义	Definition of loser in English: loser noun ˈluːzəˈluzər 1A person or thing that loses or has lost something, especially a game or contest. he was the loser in last year's race for governor Example sentencesExamples Repeatedly denied a clear run, he finished fifth, a really unlucky loser. He certainly didn't want a loser's medal! Both clubs have managed victory in one of their opening four league games so tomorrow's losers will find themselves off the pace. First, I identified traits associated with winners and losers of male contests. The winners certainly outpace the losers in this period. The losers in the game also won their share of goodies too from the organisers. Now Chris has two weeks to turn a batch of fumbling snowboard losers into winners. One of the contest losers notices all this and sues. Two outings ago he was denied a clear run and looked an unlucky loser. Any who inflicted such wounds or dropped a blade was automatically declared the loser. Moreover, the victim perhaps even turns the table, and turns the loser into a winner. If the game is as good as the league final their supporters are in for a real treat, and even though the losers in both games have one more chance no team wants to lose. He realised that a bit of synergy between the units could turn the losers into winners. Everyone is aware of the continual disconnect issue with losers of a game. The team which suffered the most " wounds " was declared the loser. I also increased the fighting time of losers of contests relative to winners of contests. The team captains hold aloft the cup and together pull it apart to reveal two specially-made halves - in this game there are no losers. The Conservatives and the Labour Party both emerged as losers in the European elections. The loser of the previous game deals the cards again for the next game. A score in the opening 30 minutes may have changed the game for the losers. Synonyms defeated person, also-ran, the defeated, the vanquished runner-up 1.1with adjective A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace. they should concede that we won and be good losers Example sentencesExamples The runner-up received 2973 votes from the public and was a really good loser on the day. It will be a hard task for Labor to win the next election - but at least we know that he is an experienced and graceful loser who would inflict no new wounds on his party in that event. A group winner, playoff side, and gallant loser must be found. And he's got to be a magnanimous, gracious loser to help bring the country together. He could just have been a sore loser who'd met an opponent coldly invulnerable to his glowering mind games. To bicker senselessly and be sore losers is as pathetic as it is graceless. Repeat maxim: pathetic losers don't have friends. Of course we're poor losers… how do you think we became such prolific winners? He held a sign showing a cartoon politician in tears alongside the slogan: ‘Bad loser!’ There would have been howls of anger and charges of ‘sore loser,’ I'm sure. Why did Chris sound like a pathetic sore loser? Legal challenges will be abound from sore losers and political opportunists trying to exploit legal technicalities. A sore loser, Grace thought, too bad… no doubt he'll want a rematch. Here we also have an appropriately gracious loser, ‘everyone's so gorgeous, it must have been a nightmare to decide!’ Like most men or women who attain distinction in their chosen sport, and whose competitive streak is almost visible, Harry is a self-confessed rotten loser. You really do sound like some kind of jealous loser. 1.2 A person who is disadvantaged by a particular situation or course of action. children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education Example sentencesExamples The losers from all that are, of course, the poor little children who happen to be the subject of the proceedings. The people and the communities that local government purports to serve will be the real losers if this fails to happen. However in some situations the children and the father are losers as the mother plays out her hurt and resentment at the break up by denying contact between them. They see themselves as losers in the global political order. Of course, radical change creates losers as well as winners. The situation is overwhelming and the loser is the child. The real losers of the present situation are the genuine asylum seekers and the British people! Who was the winner and who was the loser in this situation? It is a win-win situation, with the only losers being the American people. Of course, the ultimate loser will be the loyal baseball fan, who will no longer be able to get free audio play-by-play while out of town. Because the losers in any strike are, of course, the General Public. Where there are winners, of course, there are losers, and the electricity generator company was among them. It might be obvious who are the losers in the scandal-obsessed politics of the moment. Of course, the real losers in that are the pilots and the plan participants. The only losers remain the victims, who deserve to have their deaths honored by a little more intelligence, not to mention manifest humanity. The only losers in this situation are the multinational drug companies, and anyone else who benefits from big drug sales. But the real losers in all this, of course, were the listeners and viewers. Farmers are simply the losers in a win-lose situation. The losers were those who already faced discrimination by employers or politicians, such as African-Americans and immigrants. It may take some time, but the ultimate losers in a world of reduced suppliers will of course be the carriers themselves. Of course, nearly every policy creates losers as well as winners. 1.3informal A person who fails frequently or is generally unsuccessful in life. a ragtag community of rejects and losers Example sentencesExamples He saw himself in too many of the losers who frequented the bar they worked from. Nobody writes an autobiography saying I was a loser, a failure and a fool. Unfortunately, though, that axe-dropping has only served to make Mary feel like a reject, a loser, a hideous thing destined to live her life alone. Why does it make us geeks, losers, or freaks to know the characters, be able to recite some lines, and just love the franchise? As a result, blind dating isn't just for geeks and losers anymore (well, not entirely, anyway). I knew I sounded like a loser and a nobody but for once I didn't care. The very notion of trying to sell Spanish cars labelled this man a fool and a loser. Then, I can salvage some dignity by pretending I'm a cool artsy type who wants to be alone in a bar instead of a loser whom nobody loves. They assume that all the users online are psychos, freaks, losers, geeks, or desperate, as the internet has a bad reputation for deceit. We do not require input from losers and idiots on who we vote for in our own country. Kathy fidgeted beside him, studying her nails, ill at ease among these obvious geeks and losers. Cleaves writes about desperate men, losers and failures, all from the perspective of a bar room raconteur. You must be losing it by now, crumbling under my assault, failing like the loser you are! I don't know how I could have failed against a complete loser like you! I went into this room filled with losers and rejects of all varieties. I married to save face and save myself from being called a loser or a failure. Synonyms failure, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, born loser, dead loss, nonentity, nobody write-off, has-been informal flop, dud, non-starter, no-hoper, washout, lemon, two-time loser 1.4Bridge A card that is expected to be part of a losing trick. South appeared to have three losers: a trump, a diamond, and a spade Example sentencesExamples Non-aces out of trump are almost always losers, even though they might earn points in meld. Queens, jacks and nines are called losers (though they can occasionally win a trick). Phrases be on (or on to) a loser informal Be involved in a course of action that is bound to fail. you're on to a loser if you try and tell them what to do Example sentencesExamples We were on a loser from the moment the ingredients were ordered. But, if he'd even toyed with the idea of defining journalism, he must have realised he would be on a loser. Of course, though, the announcer was on a loser from the outset. Remember that in court they would need to prove how they arrived at the cost of the charges and if they cannot do so, they would probably be on a loser with the courts. A few years ago you would have been on a loser if you were trying to market products aimed at senior citizens on the web. When it became apparent that it was on a loser earlier this year, the company changed it policy on temps, effectively shutting the door on future claims. But anyone who suggests starting a full-blooded cargo and passenger airport on the estate is on to a loser. Even the defence council reckoned he was on a loser; he just hadn't been able to get any sense out of his client. He was on a loser as they say…… the deal was already done in truth. I was on a loser until I asked him if he'd make the same decision if it were his health we were discussing. Rhymes abuser, accuser, boozer, bruiser, chooser, cruiser, diffuser, infuser, lollapalooza, Marcuse, medusa, mezuzah, misuser, peruser, refuser, snoozer, Sousa, user, yakuza noun.1 phr. Definition of loser in US English: loser nounˈluzərˈlo͞ozər 1A person or thing that loses or has lost something, especially a game or contest. Example sentencesExamples Repeatedly denied a clear run, he finished fifth, a really unlucky loser. Any who inflicted such wounds or dropped a blade was automatically declared the loser. The team which suffered the most " wounds " was declared the loser. Both clubs have managed victory in one of their opening four league games so tomorrow's losers will find themselves off the pace. Moreover, the victim perhaps even turns the table, and turns the loser into a winner. He realised that a bit of synergy between the units could turn the losers into winners. He certainly didn't want a loser's medal! I also increased the fighting time of losers of contests relative to winners of contests. One of the contest losers notices all this and sues. The losers in the game also won their share of goodies too from the organisers. The winners certainly outpace the losers in this period. The Conservatives and the Labour Party both emerged as losers in the European elections. Two outings ago he was denied a clear run and looked an unlucky loser. A score in the opening 30 minutes may have changed the game for the losers. Everyone is aware of the continual disconnect issue with losers of a game. First, I identified traits associated with winners and losers of male contests. Now Chris has two weeks to turn a batch of fumbling snowboard losers into winners. If the game is as good as the league final their supporters are in for a real treat, and even though the losers in both games have one more chance no team wants to lose. The team captains hold aloft the cup and together pull it apart to reveal two specially-made halves - in this game there are no losers. The loser of the previous game deals the cards again for the next game. Synonyms defeated person, also-ran, the defeated, the vanquished 1.1 A person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace, as specified. we won fair and square—they should concede that and be good losers Example sentencesExamples A group winner, playoff side, and gallant loser must be found. He could just have been a sore loser who'd met an opponent coldly invulnerable to his glowering mind games. Of course we're poor losers… how do you think we became such prolific winners? A sore loser, Grace thought, too bad… no doubt he'll want a rematch. Like most men or women who attain distinction in their chosen sport, and whose competitive streak is almost visible, Harry is a self-confessed rotten loser. Legal challenges will be abound from sore losers and political opportunists trying to exploit legal technicalities. It will be a hard task for Labor to win the next election - but at least we know that he is an experienced and graceful loser who would inflict no new wounds on his party in that event. He held a sign showing a cartoon politician in tears alongside the slogan: ‘Bad loser!’ And he's got to be a magnanimous, gracious loser to help bring the country together. There would have been howls of anger and charges of ‘sore loser,’ I'm sure. To bicker senselessly and be sore losers is as pathetic as it is graceless. Repeat maxim: pathetic losers don't have friends. You really do sound like some kind of jealous loser. The runner-up received 2973 votes from the public and was a really good loser on the day. Here we also have an appropriately gracious loser, ‘everyone's so gorgeous, it must have been a nightmare to decide!’ Why did Chris sound like a pathetic sore loser? 1.2 A person or thing that is put at a disadvantage by a particular situation or course of action. children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education Example sentencesExamples The losers were those who already faced discrimination by employers or politicians, such as African-Americans and immigrants. It may take some time, but the ultimate losers in a world of reduced suppliers will of course be the carriers themselves. They see themselves as losers in the global political order. Who was the winner and who was the loser in this situation? Of course, nearly every policy creates losers as well as winners. However in some situations the children and the father are losers as the mother plays out her hurt and resentment at the break up by denying contact between them. Farmers are simply the losers in a win-lose situation. The losers from all that are, of course, the poor little children who happen to be the subject of the proceedings. But the real losers in all this, of course, were the listeners and viewers. It might be obvious who are the losers in the scandal-obsessed politics of the moment. Of course, the real losers in that are the pilots and the plan participants. It is a win-win situation, with the only losers being the American people. The only losers in this situation are the multinational drug companies, and anyone else who benefits from big drug sales. The only losers remain the victims, who deserve to have their deaths honored by a little more intelligence, not to mention manifest humanity. Where there are winners, of course, there are losers, and the electricity generator company was among them. Of course, the ultimate loser will be the loyal baseball fan, who will no longer be able to get free audio play-by-play while out of town. Because the losers in any strike are, of course, the General Public. The situation is overwhelming and the loser is the child. The people and the communities that local government purports to serve will be the real losers if this fails to happen. Of course, radical change creates losers as well as winners. The real losers of the present situation are the genuine asylum seekers and the British people! 1.3informal A person who fails frequently or is generally unsuccessful in life. a ragtag community of rejects and losers Example sentencesExamples Nobody writes an autobiography saying I was a loser, a failure and a fool. As a result, blind dating isn't just for geeks and losers anymore (well, not entirely, anyway). Cleaves writes about desperate men, losers and failures, all from the perspective of a bar room raconteur. I went into this room filled with losers and rejects of all varieties. Kathy fidgeted beside him, studying her nails, ill at ease among these obvious geeks and losers. You must be losing it by now, crumbling under my assault, failing like the loser you are! The very notion of trying to sell Spanish cars labelled this man a fool and a loser. I don't know how I could have failed against a complete loser like you! I knew I sounded like a loser and a nobody but for once I didn't care. Then, I can salvage some dignity by pretending I'm a cool artsy type who wants to be alone in a bar instead of a loser whom nobody loves. I married to save face and save myself from being called a loser or a failure. Unfortunately, though, that axe-dropping has only served to make Mary feel like a reject, a loser, a hideous thing destined to live her life alone. He saw himself in too many of the losers who frequented the bar they worked from. We do not require input from losers and idiots on who we vote for in our own country. They assume that all the users online are psychos, freaks, losers, geeks, or desperate, as the internet has a bad reputation for deceit. Why does it make us geeks, losers, or freaks to know the characters, be able to recite some lines, and just love the franchise? Synonyms failure, non-achiever, underachiever, ne'er-do-well, born loser, dead loss, nonentity, nobody 1.4Bridge A card that is expected to be part of a losing trick. Example sentencesExamples Queens, jacks and nines are called losers (though they can occasionally win a trick). Non-aces out of trump are almost always losers, even though they might earn points in meld.
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