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 —
Fred Barnes
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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All matches were best-of-two, and each player started with five minutes on the clock in the winners’ bracket, three minutes in the losers’ bracket, and both had one-second increments with each move (considered time to move the piece).
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
While a loss won't eliminate either team, the winner will advance directly to the semifinals, while the loser will have to play an elimination game against the winner of Murray State vs. Arkansas.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Anytime a deal like this takes place, the urge to crown a winner and loser is intense.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Some loser was either removing a security cone or getting ready to fling it at someone when cops surrounded him.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
While a loss won't eliminate either team, the winner will advance directly to the semifinals, while the loser will have to play an elimination game against the winner of Murray State vs. Arkansas.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Anytime a deal like this takes place, the urge to crown a winner and loser is intense.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Some loser was either removing a security cone or getting ready to fling it at someone when cops surrounded him.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 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 20 Jun. 2025.
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