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underdog
noun /ˈʌn.də.dɒɡ/
/-dɚ.dɑːɡ/ Definition
the underdog [S] › a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of society: As a politician, her sympathy was always for the underdog in society.FailuresAccidents and disastersHigher and lower points of achievement › [C usually singular] in a competition, the person or team considered to be the weakest and the least likely to winCompetitors and participants in sports and games
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Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- cap noun (HAT)
- decathlete noun
- defender noun
- division noun (PART)
- entrant noun
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- goalkeeper noun
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- keeper noun
- league noun (SPORT)
- offence noun
- Olympian noun
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