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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If the Yellow Jackets lose one of their final two regular-season games, the loser of the ACC title game is guaranteed to have at least three losses.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
The loser will have to hope for an at-large bid.
—Harry Enten, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
For companies such as Loomis and Brink’s, pennies are heavy, low-value cargo, and a logistical money-loser.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
The bottom line is there will be winners and losers.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
The loser will have to hope for an at-large bid.
—Harry Enten, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
For companies such as Loomis and Brink’s, pennies are heavy, low-value cargo, and a logistical money-loser.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025
The bottom line is there will be winners and losers.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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