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 … —
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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.
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As losers of three straight, the 8-5 Philadelphia Eagles shouldn’t be looking past anyone.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
The sector shuffle that made materials, financials, and industrials weekly winners — and communications services and information technology weekly losers — pushed the Dow 1% higher last week, its third consecutive weekly gain.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
The former Sky ads chief may also have a combined Sky-ITV entity to contend with, which will create an advertising behemoth with C4 being the big loser in that situation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
The book is narrated by a bitter, opinionated loser—a great start for comedy—who is out of step with the competition and judgement of contemporary Bejing.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
The sector shuffle that made materials, financials, and industrials weekly winners — and communications services and information technology weekly losers — pushed the Dow 1% higher last week, its third consecutive weekly gain.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
The former Sky ads chief may also have a combined Sky-ITV entity to contend with, which will create an advertising behemoth with C4 being the big loser in that situation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
The book is narrated by a bitter, opinionated loser—a great start for comedy—who is out of step with the competition and judgement of contemporary Bejing.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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