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
Fred Barnes 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.
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Tariffs are creating a new set of winners and losers.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The losers Shares of U.S. carriers have been battered by Trump's tariffs and softening travel demand, with the S&P 1500 airlines index .SPCOMAIR losing nearly a third of its value since January 20.
—Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Some position groups and players already on the roster benefited more than others from Morgan’s decisions, which The Athletic breaks down with a look at the winners, losers and those still to be determined after the draft.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But, right now, Poilievre, like DeSantis, looks an awful lot like one of Trump’s favorite insults: a loser.
—Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The losers Shares of U.S. carriers have been battered by Trump's tariffs and softening travel demand, with the S&P 1500 airlines index .SPCOMAIR losing nearly a third of its value since January 20.
—Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Some position groups and players already on the roster benefited more than others from Morgan’s decisions, which The Athletic breaks down with a look at the winners, losers and those still to be determined after the draft.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But, right now, Poilievre, like DeSantis, looks an awful lot like one of Trump’s favorite insults: a loser.
—Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loser
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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