loser

noun

los·​er ˈlü-zər 

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 of loser

• disaster
• failure
• catastrophe
• disappointment

Examples of loser in a Sentence

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 in the game where the loser’s season is finished, left to instead to stare for weeks at miniscule draft-lottery odds. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026

As a single person, Caroline had assumed that these awkward loser-at-the-party moments would end once she was partnered. —Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026

In the meantime, the real loser here will continue to be the customer. —Byron Hurd, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026

Sounds to me like the losers are the remaining students and this is why. —Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loser

• bad/poor loser
• good loser
• sore loser

Rhymes for loser

• boozer
• bruiser
• chooser
• cruiser
• user
• abuser
• accuser
• diffuser
• multiuser