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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The loser, on the other hand, will be in fifth place at best and enter a crowded wild-card field.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The Warner War is only a month or so old with Hollywood fervently trying to compute who will be the true winners or losers.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The volume of products leaving warehouses to stores or customers also revealed what product categories are emerging as winners and losers this holiday shopping season.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
As losers of three straight, the 8-5 Philadelphia Eagles shouldn’t be looking past anyone.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The Warner War is only a month or so old with Hollywood fervently trying to compute who will be the true winners or losers.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
The volume of products leaving warehouses to stores or customers also revealed what product categories are emerging as winners and losers this holiday shopping season.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
As losers of three straight, the 8-5 Philadelphia Eagles shouldn’t be looking past anyone.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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