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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Of course, there was at least one huge financial loser in all of this: insurance companies. —

Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025 That merely raises the dangerous specter of future lawless conduct by other poor losers and undermines the rule of law. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025 Develop the mindset of a winner, or operate like a loser by default. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Government will help pick the winners and losers in chips, AI, energy, crypto, satellites and space. —

Axios, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for loser