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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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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Rhodes said McIntyre’s legacy was going to be as the loser to Rhodes in the debut broadcast of WWE on ESPN.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Both get up and the winner raises the arm of the loser and applauds him briefly in a sign of respect.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The foundry, for example, has a book value of about $70 billion, but is currently a huge money loser.
—Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Both get up and the winner raises the arm of the loser and applauds him briefly in a sign of respect.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The foundry, for example, has a book value of about $70 billion, but is currently a huge money loser.
—Charlene Barshefsky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loser
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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