loser
noun [C] (DOES NOT WIN) /ˈluː.zər/
/-zɚ/ Definition
› a person or team that does not win a game or competition: The losers of both games will play each other for third place. He's a good/bad loser (= he behaves well/badly when he is defeated).Winners and losers
(Definition of loser noun (DOES NOT WIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-American noun
- also-ran noun
- be a slam dunk idiom
- champ noun
- champion noun (WINNER)
- championship noun (COMPETITION)
- cup holder noun
- dark horse noun (WINNER)
- match noun (COMPETITION)
- medallist noun
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