English Explanatory Dictionary

loser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
  2. Something of poor quality.
  3. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
  4. A contemptible or unfashionable person.
  5. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.
  6. A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand).
  7. A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/luːzə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loser.wav /luzɚ/ en-us-loser.ogg

Word forms

loser losers

Etymology

From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.

Synonyms

failure crumb losel louse absolute zero assbucket asswipe badling blatherskite bugger carrion cipher cockstain custron dandiprat doink dirtbag douchebag fellow fritlag fuckbucket geek good-for-naught good-for-nothing gooey hoon lidderon loser maggot ne'er-do-well nobody no-good no-mark nonentity nonce nought nowmun pelf pig dog pile of shit pissant punk puny quat ramp rinky-dink roly-poly scullion shicer shitheap slubberdegullion sparrow-fart streak of piss toerag truant twerp wankstain waste of space underperson unworthy

Antonyms

winner

Related words

losel

Derived words

bad loser born loser cyberloser first loser good loser hard loser loser back home loserboard loser cruiser loserdom loserhood loserish loserless loserly loserness losership loser sign lucky loser luser money-loser nonloser poor loser sore loser three-time loser two-time loser
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