Definition of underdog
1 : a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
2 : a victim of injustice or persecution
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Examples of underdog in a Sentence
I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite.
As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
Recent Examples of underdog from the Web
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I was born into the most amazing family an underdog could be born into, and I was born into the LGBTQ community.
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For several weeks in 1967, the underdog Israelis genuinely feared that their young Jewish state would be wiped out, even with memories of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe still fresh.
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NBA Finals: James undaunted by beastly Warriors The Cleveland Cavaliers are underdogs in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, but don’t tell LeBron James that.
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Words don't mean much now — not his, not Green's — and neither do underdog labels.
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Trump was still an underdog presidential candidate, the U.K. had yet to vote for Brexit, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron still had his job.
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Meanwhile, the underdog Cavaliers are priced at +200 (bet $100 to win $200).
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Being an underdog is nothing new for Metea Valley's Sophia Senese.
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Based on what we are conditioned to expect from movies, Advantageous is still something of an underdog with its predominantly female and Asian-American cast and light science fiction story about the disenfranchisement of women.
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UNDERDOG Defined for English Language Learners
underdog
playDefinition of underdog for English Language Learners
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: a person, team, etc., that is expected to lose a contest or battle
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: a less powerful person or thing that struggles against a more powerful person or thing (such as a corporation)
UNDERDOG Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of underdog for Students
: a person or team thought to have little chance of winning (as an election or a game)
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