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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Its growth counterpart, the IWF , has nearly doubled in that time, as investors rush to add exposure to artificial intelligence and try to pick out winners and losers in the space.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Other losers were construction, down by 3,300; manufacturing, down by 1,500; information, down by 1,200; trade, transportation and utilities, down by 1,000; and financial activities, also down by 1,000.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
With zero tangible downside for the loser of the game.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The two no longer share much passion together, and Paulette mostly sees Henri as a loser who failed at several business ventures before arriving in Vichy and trying to make a name for himself.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
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Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Other losers were construction, down by 3,300; manufacturing, down by 1,500; information, down by 1,200; trade, transportation and utilities, down by 1,000; and financial activities, also down by 1,000.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
With zero tangible downside for the loser of the game.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The two no longer share much passion together, and Paulette mostly sees Henri as a loser who failed at several business ventures before arriving in Vichy and trying to make a name for himself.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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