loser

[US]/'luːzə/
[UK]/'luzɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. one who has suffered loss, one who has failed.

Phrases & Collocations

pathetic loser

biggest loser

sore loser

total loser

Example Sentences

the losers of the game.

a graceful loser; a poor loser.

The losers didn’t like our triumphant laughter.

The losers' scorn for the award is pure sour grapes.

children are the losers when politicians keep fiddling around with education.

The losers in this society are the old, the sick, the jobless, the homeless and badly housed.

Many of the adults in my life, especially my parentsteachers, would look at those closest to me: Mariam, Alisa, Zena, Lianne,Marvin,ask how I could call these "low-life losers" my friends.

Real-world Examples

How does it feel to be a loser?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Fuchai was not born to be a loser.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

The other two were such losers and loners.

Source: Connection Magazine

And therefore I don't really want a loser.

Source: Gourmet Base

The setup is ordered as design to humiliate the losers.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

No one likes a sore loser, little boy. Go home.

Source: Big Hero 6

Whenever you do fallowing, there are economic losers and economic winners.

Source: Vox opinion

One person said this guy is a loser and a liar.

Source: CNN Listening January 2013 Collection

Manny's an excellent player, but Jay is a grumpy loser.

Source: Modern Family Season 01

" No! These clothes are for winners and I am a loser" .

Source: The importance of English names.

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