loser

noun

los·er ˈlü-zər

Synonyms of loser next

: a person or thing that loses especially consistently

The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year.

: 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 —

Fred Barnes

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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When Louie led high diamonds, hoping to pitch his club loser, West ruffed the third diamond and led a club to East. —

Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 Trump had a domineering, workaholic father who split the world into two groups: killers and losers. —

Alex Thompson, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 When will the 2024 loser be added to 'Monument to the Unelected'? Katchadourian is tentatively planning to have the piece updated by Nov. 14. —

Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024 Two of the times the Game 1 loser went on to win the World Series? —

Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loser