also-rannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔːl.səʊ.ræn/us/ˈɑːl.soʊ.ræn/someone in a competition who is unlikely to do well or who has failed
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winners & losers
- all-American
- be a slam dunk idiom
- champ
- champion
- championship
- elevator club
- front-runner
- golden generation
- leader
- loser
- match
- number one
- record holder
- reigning
- runner-up
- slam dunk
- title
- titleholder
- victor
- yo-yo club
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Examples from literature
- Nine-tenths of the Stock Exchange game is not letting your left brain-lobe know what race your right is in until the winning numbers and the also-rans are on the board.