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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Like many in the industry, Dimon’s outlook for real estate also includes winners and losers.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Tyler Walton was the tough-luck loser for the Celts.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Somewhere in Hendersonville some basketball boy is feeling like a big ol’ loser right about now.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
After the winners and losers were announced, Kish and Lo spoke to the chefs, noting that most of the food did not meet the level expected at this point in the competition.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
The loser of that game will face the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 game for the No. 8 seed.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
There are a lot of people feeling like a loser just like you.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Mar. 2024
But brokers whose clients have been switched through unauthorized transactions say the real losers are consumers.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Other winners and losers from the second week of the tournament …
Winner: Fresh faces.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Tyler Walton was the tough-luck loser for the Celts.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Somewhere in Hendersonville some basketball boy is feeling like a big ol’ loser right about now.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
After the winners and losers were announced, Kish and Lo spoke to the chefs, noting that most of the food did not meet the level expected at this point in the competition.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
The loser of that game will face the winner of the No. 9 vs. No. 10 game for the No. 8 seed.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
There are a lot of people feeling like a loser just like you.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Mar. 2024
But brokers whose clients have been switched through unauthorized transactions say the real losers are consumers.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Other winners and losers from the second week of the tournament …
Winner: Fresh faces.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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