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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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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If this bill is enacted, Minnesota newspapers will lose some revenue, but the bigger losers would be residents and taxpayers.
—Forum Communications Company, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2024
And Mark Karlan, a lecturer in finance, real estate, and law at UCLA, who has participated in billions of dollars’ worth of real estate transactions, recently told Fortune that there’ll be winners and losers.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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Forum Communications Company, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2024
And Mark Karlan, a lecturer in finance, real estate, and law at UCLA, who has participated in billions of dollars’ worth of real estate transactions, recently told Fortune that there’ll be winners and losers.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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