loser

loser
[[t]lu͟ːzə(r)[/t]]
losers
1) N-COUNT: usu pl The losers of a game, contest, or struggle are the people who are defeated or beaten.

...the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, the winners and losers of this year's Super Bowl.

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PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If someone is a good loser, they accept that they have lost a game or contest without complaining. If someone is a bad loser, they hate losing and complain about it.

I'm sure the prime minister will turn out to be a good loser...

You are a very bad loser Lou, aren't you?

2) N-COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a loser, you have a low opinion of them because you think they are always unsuccessful. [INFORMAL]

They've only been trained to compete with other men, so a successful woman can make them feel like a real loser.

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3) N-COUNT: usu pl People who are losers as the result of an action or event, are in a worse situation because of it or do not benefit from it.

Some of Britain's top business leaders of the 1980s have become the country's greatest losers in the recession.

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