underdog
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.un·der·dog
noun \ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg\Definition of UNDERDOG
1
: a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
2
: a victim of injustice or persecution
See Examples of UNDERDOG
- I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite.
- As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
First Known Use of UNDERDOG
1859
Rhymes with UNDERDOG
analog, analogue, apologue, attack dog, catalog, chili dog, decalogue, dialogue, dog-eat-dog, duologue, epilogue, hearing dog, homologue, leopard frog, monologue, mummichog, overdog, police dog, pollywog, prairie dog, running dog, shaggy-dog, sinologue, theologue, Tagalog, travelogue, water dog, waterlog, working dog, yellow-dog
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