loser

CEFRA2

/luːzə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or team that does not win.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something of poor quality.

Examples

  • How long are you going to be seeing that loser of a boyfriend?

  • I trust that, in the long run, I will not be a loser.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /luzɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

  2. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.

  3. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.

More examples

In context

  • The project was a loser from the start.

  • In a two-horse race there is always one winner and one loser.

  • He was always a good loser.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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The team that never wins any game is considered a blank by everyone.

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Origin

noun

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