1
: a person or thing that loses especially consistently
The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year.
2
: 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 —
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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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However, as with any rapidly evolving technology, there will be winners and losers.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Reporters dutifully type up the winners and losers on their flights home.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
As with other areas of the law, the Biden-Harris administration routinely weaponized antitrust enforcement to pick economic winners and losers.
—Tom Hebert, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Investors are in the final stretch of 2024, and many are moving money from the year’s big winners into the biggest losers.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Reporters dutifully type up the winners and losers on their flights home.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
As with other areas of the law, the Biden-Harris administration routinely weaponized antitrust enforcement to pick economic winners and losers.
—Tom Hebert, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
Investors are in the final stretch of 2024, and many are moving money from the year’s big winners into the biggest losers.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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